Stapelia Cuttings

Easy to grow do not overwater and we water when almost dry

Pot in a well draining mix to encourage growth and stop root rot

Heat and direct sun are its favourites

Shipped in a rigid box after being well packed

The photos show plants and flowers, you will receive a cutting from one of these

Product type: Cutting

Size: 8-10 cm tall at least

The cutting you will receive is not rooted The photos show plants

Common Names

Carrion Plant - Starfish Flower - Stapelia Hirsuta - Hairy Stapelia

Morphology and Tales

The Stapelia Hirsuta has amazing complex flowers. The dark-red flowers smell like carrion and are covered by long setae (hairs) that resemble the fur of a dead animal, using both visual and odors to attract their pollinators.

The flowers are densely shaggy (hirsute) at the centre.

Purplish colours simulate the rotting flesh of dead animals.

These flowers attract beetles and carrion flies who pollinate the plant as they are fooled into trying to lay eggs on the flower. - In Stock

THIS IS AN UNROOTED CUTTING

Also known as carrion plant or toad plant

Easy to root and grow

The photo shows the flower which can be 9 inches across

They grow offsets and slowly fill a pot

Growing guide link provided

Growing up to 20 cm (8 in) tall, it is a clump-forming succulent with erect green stems 3 cm (1.2 in) thick.

In summer, it bears large star-shaped five-petalled flowers up to 25 cm (9.8 in) in diameter.

The flowers are red and yellow, wrinkled, with a silky texture and fringed with hairs, that can be as long as 8 mm (0.3 in).

The flowers of this plant bloom in the Fall season, due to the shorter daylight hours.

They have the smell of rotting flesh, in order to attract the flies which pollinate them.

Because of the foul odor of its flower, S. gigantea can act as an appetite suppressant in humans

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