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Stapelia variegata
Spotted on Jun 30, 2011
Submitted on Jun 30, 2011
6 Comments
Your welcome Susan. Thanks for your enthusiasm!
Dan...you are such a good teacher...I am learning alot from you...thanks for educating me!
Susan, these 2 plants are actually quite different, but I can see how they do look the same and the do sometimes share the common name Carrion plant. However, stapelia is a cactus/succulent and Rafflesia is a parasite. Stapelia's can get quite large but nothing like Rafflesia, which holds the title of world's largest bloom at over 3' in diameter. Plus, since Rafflesia is a parasite, it is extremely difficult to cultivate. There have only been a few successful attempts to get it to bloom outside of its natural habitat, as far as I know. Thanks for thinking of my spotting though and providing the link.
I think Dan spot one similar: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/588...
I love the Stapelias (except for the smell...carrion flowers).
Amazing..!!