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Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 19:46
| This succulent was given to me. It has a rather large, hairy exotic bloom and the flower has a stench to it. It's so strangely beautiful! I just want to know what it is. The plant itself has no thorns and the newer shoots are almost velvety. The bloom starts out very bulbous and eventually opens to a large, hairy, stinky flower.
Thanks for your help! |
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| It is a Stapelia. Yours is possibly Stapelia gigantea. Cheers, |
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- Posted by theplantwizard none (My Page) on Tue, Sep 25, 12 at 1:59
| It's stinky because it's pollinated by flies. And the big part of the flower are the sepals. The actual petals are the little maroon parts in the middle. It's a rather fun plant for sure. If I had one I would have everyone smell it just to see their reactions. |
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- Posted by muddy_hands z10 S. Fl. (My Page) on Fri, Oct 12, 12 at 15:31
| Thank you so much! Yep, that's definitely it. I do trick a lot of people in to smelling it. It's a fun plant for sure! I'm sharing it like crazy and running out of it now!!!!! |
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