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A few Stapeliads are starting to flower now, so I thought I’d share.

First is what I’m pretty sure is a Huernia hybrid, ‘Speckled Jim’ - no label, and one I thought I had lost:
Orbea semota more yellow in real life:
Huernia volkartii v. repens:
A rather washed-out Huernia insigniflora:
Huernia boleana:
Huernia transvaalensis just opening:
And Orbea wissmannii which seems to be pretty indestructible:

Excellent Diane! But don't get overoptimistic - O. wismannii is not indestructible in my experience. Yours is certainly flowering well, I must say. And my new one is doing OK too...

Agree Ralph, hope I haven’t tempted fate!

Thanks, Diane, an excellent selection of interesting flowers.

Huernia 'Speckled Jim' was a hybrid from Miles Anderson in Tucson, named after a pigeon!

Stuart

Lovely show Diane.

For some reason my semota has stopped flowering. But that's Stapeliads for you.

Speckled Jim was General Melchett’s favourite carrier pigeon unfortunately shot and eaten by Blackadder.

Thanks for the info, Stuart.

Here's my Huernia hystrix in flower. The first bud is a bit cramped but there are many more coming through.