Stapelia hirsuta

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

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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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