It's the time of year when the Asclepiadacea start to flower, and a few Huernias have obliged this week:
Huernia piersii:
Huernia campanulata:
Huernia somalica hybrid:
Huernia plowesii:
Huernia hislopii:
Huernia clavigera:
And a Stapelia with no ID - might be a hybrid:
Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
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Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Lovely Stapelia flower Diane.
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Nice. I;ve got quite a few buds coming.
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Over the last couple of weeks. a few more flowers have bloomed.
First up is a plant acquired simply as Huernia sp. I am 90% certain it is a hybrid, and from perusal of the web, possibly H. zebrina var. magniflora x H. saudi-arabica which bears a strong resemblance. Whatever it is it's a very nice flower - this was taken the day it opened, the lobes reflexed on subsequent days:
Next is H. zebrina ssp. zebrina with nicely marked flower: This is Orbea semota a new one for me, and a rather smelly flower: Lastly for now, Stapelianthus pilosus, a bit tricky to grow and with very small flowers that hide away (about 10mm across): Lots more buds coming, and I'll update this thread as and when they flower.
First up is a plant acquired simply as Huernia sp. I am 90% certain it is a hybrid, and from perusal of the web, possibly H. zebrina var. magniflora x H. saudi-arabica which bears a strong resemblance. Whatever it is it's a very nice flower - this was taken the day it opened, the lobes reflexed on subsequent days:
Next is H. zebrina ssp. zebrina with nicely marked flower: This is Orbea semota a new one for me, and a rather smelly flower: Lastly for now, Stapelianthus pilosus, a bit tricky to grow and with very small flowers that hide away (about 10mm across): Lots more buds coming, and I'll update this thread as and when they flower.
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Three more to add, first is Orbea pulchella (which was wrongly labelled, but I'm pretty sure it is O. pulchella):
Next is x Staparesia meintjessii formerly Tavaresia meintjessii:
And Stapelia cedrimontana:
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Lovely Diane. Thanks and well done!
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Wonderful flowers and nice compact plants (or so it seems), Diane.
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Lovely flowers Diane. Mine are just coming into flower too.
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
Update with a few more flowers from the last couple of weeks. (Excuse fingers in a couple of shots!)
This is Huernia pendula: Huernia sudanensis: Huernia x pendurata: Piaranthus geminatus: And a rather nice hybrid of Stapelia gettleffii x Tavaresia 'Starfish' which took ages to develop: I don't think there will be many more now the weather is getting colder, but who knows!
This is Huernia pendula: Huernia sudanensis: Huernia x pendurata: Piaranthus geminatus: And a rather nice hybrid of Stapelia gettleffii x Tavaresia 'Starfish' which took ages to develop: I don't think there will be many more now the weather is getting colder, but who knows!
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Re: Some Huernia flowers (and a Stapelia)
...And one I forgot - Huerniopsis atrosanguinea which only stays open for a day, with velvety flowers:
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