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A fabulous small stapeliad, the solidly and lovely coloured star-shaped
flowers are about 4 cm and have a eye-catching "fleshy" look to them.
They are certainly very striking.
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| Habit: A small stapeliad (6-12 cm
tall) whit green grey and reddish angular
stems (pencil sized diameter 0,5-1cm)
branching and forming
tillers from the base, the
epidermis is somewhat velvety.
Flower: The flowers are
star-shaped
waxy, solidly cream/white to pink within, tipped with green,
glabrous and shining; the
corolla outside is greenish-brown of about 4 cm and have a "fleshy"
look. Not a prolific bloomer.
Blooming phenology: small basal group of flowers in the latter-end
of the
summer,
Cultivation: Require the same treatment as other
succulent plants from the Cape whit
half shade in Summer."
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name: Stapelia divaricata Masson, 1797
Stapel. 17. t. 22.,
this plant was formerly known as:
Gonostemon divaricatum
Habitat: Buffeljachte, Swellendam, Cape
Province
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