Perennials, Tropicals > Stapelia > Stapelia schinzii > Stapelia schinzii
Stapelia schinzii
Carrion Flower
Origin: Linnaeus first described the genus Stapelia in 1737 and named it in honour of Johannes van Stapel who was a 17th century botanist and physician. S. schinzii is native to Namibia and southern Angola.
| Family |
| Apocynaceae |
| Genus |
| Stapelia |
| Species |
| schinzii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Height |
| 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Flower Description |
| Dark red to maroon flowers that are up to 12 cm across with elongate corolla lobes, fringed with purple vibratile, club-shaped hairs. Of the all the species growing in Namibia S. schinzii has the largest flowers and is closely related to the endangered Stapelia pillansii. |
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