Stapelia

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Stapelia Sept 20, 2012 20:04:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Sept 20, 2012 20:04:29 GMT -5 Here's the first bloom of the year from our stapelia. It opened this morning Strange, hairy and kinda stinky... but purdy ;D
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rockingthenorth fully equipped rock polisher Member since January 2012 Posts: 1,637	Stapelia Sept 20, 2012 20:39:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockingthenorth on Sept 20, 2012 20:39:36 GMT -5 cool plant
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Stapelia Sept 20, 2012 20:59:12 GMT -5

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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 20, 2012 20:59:12 GMT -5

Very cool! I used to have a collection of those I got from a rare plant outfit in Santa Barbara. Forgot they were blowfly pollinated and that's why the flowers smell like dead meat. Left the greenhouse door open and Aye God the flies in that place. Totally disgusting! Interesting plants though and moderately easy to grow and care for....Mel

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Stapelia Sept 20, 2012 21:26:31 GMT -5

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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 20, 2012 21:26:31 GMT -5

I have several of them, and the first bloom of the year opened just last week. The unopened flower bud was the size of a tennis ball! With the heat last weekend (106 degrees on Saturday), the flower lasted only one day. They are pretty cool plants. Jean

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Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,835	Stapelia Sept 20, 2012 23:30:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Sept 20, 2012 23:30:43 GMT -5 Very cool plant!
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Stapelia Sept 21, 2012 8:06:35 GMT -5

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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 21, 2012 8:06:35 GMT -5

I used to have one that had huge flowers on it. Took first place at a Cacti/Succulent plant show because it was so big & had so many flowers on it. That was a loooooong time ago though. Down here is the keys it didn't fair so well. Too much humidity!

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rockrookie still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2008 Posts: 4,962	Stapelia Sept 22, 2012 6:29:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockrookie on Sept 22, 2012 6:29:26 GMT -5 awesome blossom !!
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Stapelia Sept 22, 2012 9:23:32 GMT -5

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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 22, 2012 9:23:32 GMT -5

Here's a few shots of the Stapelia flower I had open last week. (Hope you don't mind, Beef)

Check out the size of that flower bud!

Sprawled on huge chunk of obsidian

And the obligatory closeup

These are very pretty flowers, too bad they stink so much! There's another bud (albeit smaller) ready to open now. Jean

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beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Stapelia Sept 22, 2012 14:40:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Sept 22, 2012 14:40:10 GMT -5 Wow Jean you weren't kidding about tennis ball sized buds, and then some! Very cool!
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garock fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2006 Posts: 1,168	Stapelia Sept 29, 2012 15:35:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by garock on Sept 29, 2012 15:35:49 GMT -5 Very pretty and unusal, but like some said it stinks, but the one I smelled it "S T A N K E D" !! Almost threw-up !! :-(