Orbea caudatasubsp.rhodesiaca(L.C. Leach ) P.V Bruyns
Caralluma caudatasubsp.rhodesiaca , Ceropegia caudatasubsp.rhodesiaca , Orbeopsis caudatasubsp.rhodesiaca
mob : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Orbea
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Orbea caudatasubsp.rhodesiacais a low - growing succulent that create many greyish - gullible , dark green blotch stem with four rounded Angle lined with long , piano , spine - like teeth . The branched stems are erect , ascending , or decumbent , up to 4 inches ( 10 atomic number 96 ) long and up to 0.4 inches ( 1 centimeter ) thick , exclude teeth . This subspecies has tenacious teeth thanOrbea caudatasubsp.caudata . They are diffuse or upcurved , up to 0.4 inches ( 1.5 centimeter ) long .
blossom are hotshot - mould , very profoundly five - lobed , up to 3.6 inches ( 9 centimetre ) in diam , and appear solitary or in clusters of several near the base of the young stems in late summer or fall . The corolla is creamy - yellow , mottled with brownish - bolshie or purple , with lobes often fringed with boat paddle - shape purplish whisker .
Orbea caudatasubsp.rhodesiacais native toZimbabwe , northernBotswana , andNamibia(Caprivi ) .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° ampere-second ) .
Several species are fairly easy to grow . Others , often those with slightly hairy stems and the more strange flowers , are more ambitious and require measured watering ( with some fertilizer ) during the rise season and staring backdown of water during the winter month . A minimal wintertime temperature of 10 ° C ( 50 ° atomic number 9 ) is satisfactory , providing that plants are maintain absolutely ironical . A heated growing terrace or incubator may help delicate plants to get through the dusty months . However , many coinage live under shrub in their home ground and prefer light shade rather than full Lord’s Day .
A gritty compost is indispensable , and clay flowerpot are advisable for the more delicate species . Some cultivator opt mineral - only compost to minimize the probability of a fungal onslaught on the roots . A layer of backbone on the aerofoil of the compost prevents moisture from accumulating around the infrastructure of the stems .
KeepingStapelias and their roots free of pests such as mealybugs is the real key fruit to winner , as fungal onset often occurs due to scathe to bow by insects .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Stapelia .
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