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Stapelia hirsuta, Linn. Sts. erect, 5-8, occasionally 12 in. high, softly puberulous, green: fls. 1-3 together, near the base of young sts.; corolla 4-5 in. diam., basal half of lobes cream-color, more or less tinted with purplish on the disk, upper half very dark purple-brown, marked with transverse cream-colored or yellowish and purple-brown lines, white-hairy. S. Afr. Var. unguipetala, N. E. Br. (S. unguipetala, N. E. Br.). Corolla 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 in. diam., disk with the center and 5 bands radiating to the sinuses, pale greenish ochre, margins of the upper half of the lobes much revolute, tips up-curved. S.Afr.
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Stapelia hirsuta, Linn. Sts. erect, 5-8, occasionally 12 in. high, softly puberulous, green: fls. 1-3 together, near the base of young sts.; corolla 4-5 in. diam., basal half of lobes cream-color, more or less tinted with purplish on the disk, upper half very dark purple-brown, marked with transverse cream-colored or yellowish and purple-brown lines, white-hairy. S. Afr. Var. unguipetala, N. E. Br. (S. unguipetala, N. E. Br.). Corolla 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 in. diam., disk with the center and 5 bands radiating to the sinuses, pale greenish ochre, margins of the upper half of the lobes much revolute, tips up-curved. S.Afr. G.C. II. 7:335; III. 44: 169.
 
 
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Revision as of 20:33, 16 June 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: ⇕ 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width: ⇔ 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
Scientific Names

Asclepiadaceae >

Stapelia >

hirsuta >


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Read about Stapelia hirsuta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Stapelia hirsuta, Linn. Sts. erect, 5-8, occasionally 12 in. high, softly puberulous, green: fls. 1-3 together, near the base of young sts.; corolla 4-5 in. diam., basal half of lobes cream-color, more or less tinted with purplish on the disk, upper half very dark purple-brown, marked with transverse cream-colored or yellowish and purple-brown lines, white-hairy. S. Afr. Var. unguipetala, N. E. Br. (S. unguipetala, N. E. Br.). Corolla 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 in. diam., disk with the center and 5 bands radiating to the sinuses, pale greenish ochre, margins of the upper half of the lobes much revolute, tips up-curved. S.Afr. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • (ball leaves belong to unrelated plant)

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References


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