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Stapeliad thread

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Stapelia hirsuta ssp. gariepensis
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Super. Isn't it a bit early in the year?
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Indeed. It's actually been hanging on from last year.
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Ceropegia smidtii
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Btw this may well be x rothii but I acquired it under this name.
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Duvalia corderoyi
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Echidnopsis cereiformis
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Oh, I just remembered about this Larryleachia cactiformis displayed in the joint BCSS & Carly show in Edinburgh 3 weeks ago!

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Orbea speciosa
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Huernia zebrina found growing by the side of a dirt road in rural Queensland, Australia.
Portion 'rescued' and taken back to Sydney.
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