Stapelia leendertziae (Carion Flower) Seeds

Stapelia leendertziae Seeds

The genus Stapelia comprises a challenging and rewarding group of some 50 species of stem succulents, with unusual, often large five-lobed flowers, which may be red, purple or yellow, often with interesting banded patterns. The surface can be brightly polished or matted with hairs, and most species produce a putrid odour of rotting carrion to attract blow flies as pollinators. Several species have recently been moved to Orbea.

Stapelia leendertziae has large bell-shaped flowers, before they open to star-shaped flowers.