Stapeliad thread

[Herts Mike]

For the very few of us that grow them could we keep all pictures here? Would make a good reference thread.
Here's my first, Huernia reticulata-

[Eric Williams]

Hi Mike, Don,t grow many , this plant is labelled Stap. multiflorum. No flowers but wierd seed pods. Cheers

. Sorry about my iPad pic orientation. Cheers

[brianc]

My one and only Stapelia?

[Eric Williams]

Does it stink Brian, and how do you balance the pot on the edge of a plastic saucer lol ? Cheers

[Tina]

Lovely and hairy, so its hirsute or....

Here's my hoodia rauchii grown from Doug rowland seed many years ago with quite a few flowers , I have been told the name isn't correct but I'm still proud of it even though its a bit ugly.
I have been putting it outside on the table hoping an obliging bug will find it .

my monstrose larryleachia/ trichocaulon not a lucky plant

OUCH.A bit like Mikes plant but worse with scorch but it seems to be quite tough and tries growing again, I'm going to try some cuttings this year so fingers crossed

[Eric Williams]

Hi Tina, looks very much like my Hoodia gordonii. Flowers are identical too. L

. PS, Wikpedia shows apicture of Hoodia ruschii (could be rauschii). Of a very similar plant to gordonii.

[Herts Mike]

Going by Pilbeam's book it certainly looks like ruschii.

[Eric Williams]

My Hoodia gordonii, last years flowers. Cheers

. Please ignore my iPad orientation problem now solved. Cheers

[Diane]

I'm always happy with a Stapeliad thread!. It's still a bit early for flowers but here are some that are flowering today:

Named as Stapelia schinzii, but doesn't match that species too well, so I guess a hybrid:

Stapelia hybrid??

Huernia zebrina:

Huernia zebrina

Huernia campanulata

Huernia campanulata

Huernia mccoyi from Yemen ( seems to be indestructible, and grows like a weed)

Huernia mccoyi

Huernia pendurata (very difficult to photo these pendent flowers!)

Huernia pendurata

Needless to say, I am rerooting quite a few in a rescue mission, which happens every year. Good job they root so easily in cat litter. I also have a few new additions currently residing in a shaded propagator, so hopeful I might have more later in the summer.

[Herts Mike]

Thanks Diane. I was,waiting for your contribution! Smashing flowers ad ever.

I guess Ceropegias and Brachystelmas have a home here as well.