Stapelia gettleffiiR.Pott
Carrion Flower
Ceropegia gettliffei , Gonostemon gettleffii
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Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : StapeliaeGenus : Stapelia
Stapelia gettleffiiis a minor succulent plant with green , 4 - angled fore with toothed costa . In its aboriginal habitat , it grows under trees and can spread horizontally up to 3.3 foot ( 1 m ) in diameter . The stems are decumbent and measure up to 10 inch ( 25 cm ) tall and up to 0.6 column inch ( 1.5 atomic number 96 ) thick . They call on red in the wry season and become paper - thin .
The blossom are burgundy red , very hairy , and seem in summer and surrender , reaching up to 6 in ( 15 cm ) in diam .
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USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° vitamin C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Several species are pretty prosperous to grow . Others , often those with somewhat haired stems and the more strange efflorescence , are more challenging and require careful watering ( with some fertilizer ) during the growing season and complete water coitus interruptus during the wintertime calendar month . A minimum winter temperature of 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) is satisfactory , provide plants are keep dry . A heated growing judiciary or incubator may help frail plants get through the cold month . However , many species live on under shrubs in their habitat and prefer light spectre rather than full Sunday .
A gritty compost is crucial , and corpse pots are advisable for the more soft species . Some grower prefer mineral - only compost to minimise the chance of a fungal attack on the beginning . A stratum of grit on the open of the compost prevents moisture from accumulating around the groundwork of the stems .
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KeepingStapelias and their theme free of blighter such asmealybugsis the key fruit to success , as fungal plan of attack often result from damage to stem by louse .
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Stapelia gettleffiiis native to the warmer , dry , sandy parts of the Limpopo River catchments in southeasternBotswana , the northern role ofSouth Africa , southernZimbabwe , and just over the borderline intoMozambiqueto the eastern United States .
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