How to tend a Stapelia gigantea
Also known as: Gonostemon giganteus (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Gonostemon giganteus var. nobilis (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Stapelia cyclista C.A.Lückh., Stapelia marlothii N.E.Br., Stapelia youngii N.E.Br., Gonostemon giganteus var. marlothii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Gonostemon giganteus var. youngii (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath, Gonostemon giganteus var. pallidus (E.Phillips) P.V.Heath
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, grows in sunny places
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical Africa
- Category
- SubFam.Asclepiadoideae, Stapelia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period in summer
- Flower colors
- yellow green, light yellow, with light black purple stripes in a radial pattern
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