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Stapelia,
Carrion
Flower,
Starfish
Flower,
Cactus
Toad
Plant
Stapelia variegata
L.
stah-PEA-lee-ah
very-ah-GAY-tah
Asclepiadaceae
Explanation
of name:
Generic name for J. B. Van Stepel, Dutch physician who died 1636 (BA1).
Variegata is self-explanatory.
Synonym:
Orbea variegata (L.) Haw. (GRI accepts this synonym as the name to use)
Natural
range:
South Africa
Recognition:
Flowers 1-9 cm in diameter, flat, rugose (wrinkled), pale yellow with dark brown
mottling and transverse lines, the blotches sometimes coalesced into rows (GRI)
Landscape
uses:
Novelty, succulent, container plant, rock gardens, flowers carrion-scented
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Stapelia
variegata |
Carrion Flower |
Exotic |
Succulent
Perennial |
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Sprawling Succulent |
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PS
Containers
WD
Sandy
(BA2) |
Flowers with carrion odor
May go dormant (BA2) |
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