Tim, ... Do you have the Indian Caralluma stalagmifera? I got mine from Donna Brooks, it's a great plant. Andrew. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. ...
Hello all, the first flower of Stapelianthus X Anomalluma dodsonianus. It's strange to see that with 4 plants coming from hybridation, two of them are very...
Good evening everyone, This evening's offering is Huernia keniensis, possibly var. nairobiensis, a Darrel Plowes collection DP8140. The reason I say possibly...
(I tried posting this yesterday, but apparently it didn't make it. Apologies if it ends up getting posted twice) Very nice. How old is your hoodia? I have a...
Very nice. How old is your hoodia? I have a newby care question - I have a small H. Gordonii, and don't know where to put it. I live in a basement apt.,...
Hi Chris Im new to the group and new to huernia. I do have one but do not know it name I like flower on Huernia Plowesii and would like to have a plant one...
WOW Tim nice looking plant and flower. I think you have the name right. Tom Tim Saunderson <coromeister@...> wrote: Hi all, a couple of pics of Quaqua...
Gregory... Please let me slip into your question. I , also, live on East coast, N. Car., From recent experience, let me say.. Our heavy rains will kill...
Dear Alain, I'm afraid that I deleted your picture due to spam & virus problems. I'm happy to know that you travelled in Yemen. Is it safe? You read of...
Hi All Im a new member but not new the plants. I hope to get to know all of you better and to get to know more about stapelias and huernias. Right now I have a...
Age is about 6 years. You should invest in a greenhouse or other rain protection and you should just not hope that your window gets enough sun. Once you have a...
You have to be attentive to spot the small flower of Stapeliopsis saxatilis ssp. saxatilis, about 1 cm in diameter, picture 1 and 2. It hides its interior, so...
Well, I dare say it's too late - I already killed it. The part just above the roots turned to mush. I'm assuming that since it was indoors without sunlight,...
Good evening everyone, This is Huernia species aff. aspera, an Ernst Specks collection, Specks 1168, from Dodoma Province, Tanzania. It has much longer, more...
From the interior view it's interesting to see how the flower is designed to direct an insect to the pollination bits. Doesn't look too easy getting back out ...
This is Stapeliopsis neronis, another species with a hidden interior (even more hidden than S. saxatilis). The hole in the end of the flower is only about 2mm...
There are interesting parallels between these stapeliads and Ceropegia and Riocreuxia, which have similar flask-shaped flowers. Could be an example of...
Hi Tim - ants are very rarely effective pollinators as they possess a metapleural gland which secretes anti-fungal chemicals which also kill pollen. There are...
My S neronis is flowering. I had it outside on the deck but didn't see any flies on it. I'll put it the ground in my outside flower garden. Maybe it will...
Hi all, and seeds ... beautiful !! Bye ... From: plantemania/free To: Stapeliad@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: [Stapeliad]...
Hi Tim & Jeff, This may be a little off-topic (in that it's not a Stapeliad), but I thought it might be interesting. In reference to pollination by ants,...
Hi Anna - I know the species that you're talking about as the Aristolochiaceae is another family I've done some work one (and Araceae - I seem to be attracted...
Hello, I noticed full traffic of ants on my Asclepias currosavica flowers. The flowers were pollinated, I didn't notice any other insect on the flowers. ...
Thanks, Jeff. Very interesting. So I gather the "ant theory" was just that, a theory. I'm always happy to know more about the native plants of this area....
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