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05-30-2009, 12:56 AM
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Stapeliads are Xeriscape plants too
I contacted Allen tonight and asked where were the Asclepiadoideae? Which includes many succulent plant genera such as Stapelia, Hoodia, Huernia, Caralluma, Ceropegia and Orbea along with many other drought hardy plants from Africa and Arabia. Not only are these plants drought hardy, they also have some of the most weird and wonderful flowers. He agreed to create a forum just for the family and I guess I am elected to launch it.
So first a link to a website about my favorite tribe in this plant family, The Stapeliads. http://www.cactus-mall.com/stapeliad/index.html And then some links to my own site of a few that I have grown successfully in the Arizona desert. http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graph.../Stapelia.html http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graph...ent/Orbea.html http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graph...nt/Hoodia.html Hopefully this will generate some interest in these plants and make this a popular forum category. Dave 
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05-30-2009, 03:46 PM
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I've got a few of these kinds of plants around the yard. Here is an old Orbea variegata. It's in an area where it just lies neglected. There was only one small plant planted there originally and then pretty much forgotten about. Now it is three or four large swaths. Some seasons they may desiccate, some seasons they may rot, but they always come back with a vengeance.
 
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05-30-2009, 04:37 PM
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It took me awhile to track this one down. I wanted to show what the darned flower of Orbea variegata looked like too. This is probably one of the most commonly grown Stapeliads. Very tough.
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05-31-2009, 01:12 AM
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That's very cool Ron! None of mine with the exception of the Stapelias and one Huernia has ever set seed pods. Didn't know that they could be so interestingly patterned.
Dave
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08-28-2011, 04:28 PM
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Here are a couple blooms from my new raised bed.
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08-28-2011, 05:09 PM
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Check it out, while it checks you out
 Huernia oculata
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08-28-2011, 07:06 PM
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Now that is striking. I've had lots of H. schneideriana blooms this year, but their flowers lack the striking white contrast shown above.
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08-29-2011, 02:58 PM
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My first blooms:
Stapelia scitula  Huernia thuretii ssp. primulina (H. bayeri??) 
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08-30-2011, 05:39 PM
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I always order several stapeliads at a time, so I can see which rots the fastest for me. The winner the last time was Stapelia asterias, at 10 days.
Alabama is just not stapeliad territory - but then, when I lived in New Mexico, everyone seemed to try to grow orchids! Last edited by madabouteu; 08-30-2011 at 05:39 PM. Reason: correct typo
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08-31-2011, 08:50 PM
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Weather and Blooming
Not sure if anyone else has experienced a significant increase in flowers and seed set this year, but Stapeliads I have had for years with no flower production all came into bloom this year. Not sure if it has been the mild weather or what. Anyone else????
Trying to pin the names down on these guys is a good way to Huerniate the brain. Trying to find a good, reliable source for Stapeliads in the US has been a challenge as well. There are lots of sources in the UK. Wonder why the US is so far behind production. For those whom like Stapeliads, I would highly recommend joining the International Asclepiad Society. Their publication is amazing and the quality of pics is great. It is also a means to keep current with trends and hybrids as well as learn some tricks of the trade. The US membership director is the wonderful Sue Hafner. P.S. None of my Stapeliads are green. Maybe I am giving them too much sun (under 50% shade cloth for the most part). I did find bunches of flies on the plants this past weekend. That is a GOOD thing. 
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08-31-2011, 11:43 PM
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Thank you Melt In Sun. You just gave a name to the plant I got in a trade 4 years ago. I have something to write on a tag.
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09-01-2011, 01:42 AM
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I just had a stapelia kewbensis form a silique without the flower ever opening or developing... anyone else?
MM
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09-01-2011, 03:39 PM
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'Silique', nice word... into the cranial file it goes.
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09-27-2011, 01:37 PM
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This had to be the most rank ever
 !Stapelia schinzii from Namibia:
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09-28-2011, 01:26 PM
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Have you grown/smelled a Caralumma socotrana? It roils the gut just remembering it. I don't have any more succulent-stemmed Asclepiads any more but back in the day - this one smelled vaguely of old and slightly-used socks: Tromotriche engleriana  I forget the name of this one, but it was just so-so stinky.  Of course there are the ever-popular aberrant Ascleps:  And this might be Orbea ciliatum? 
Last edited by cactusmcharris; 09-28-2011 at 01:45 PM. Reason: Added pic and commentary
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12-31-2011, 09:53 PM
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stapeliads in the landscape
earlier comment rules-how fast can they mush here in the south. they can't even be used as annuals.
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