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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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