Orbea schweinfurthii(A.Berger ) Bruyns
Angolluma schweinfurthii , Caralluma schweinfurthii , Ceropegia schweinfurthii , Pachycymbium schweinfurthii
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Orbea
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The specific name " schweinfurthii " ( pronounced shwain - FURTH - electrical engineering - optic ) honorsGeorg August Schweinfurth(1836 - 1925 ) , a Baltic German botanist and ethnologist who explored East Central Africa .
Orbea schweinfurthiiis native toBotswana , Namibia , Zimbabwe , Zambia , Malawi , Congo , Tanzania , Rwanda , andUganda .
Orbea schweinfurthiiis a mat - forming succulent with supple , branching halt with wide space tubercles ending in a conelike tooth . The stems are prostrate to ascend , reaching a distance of up to 6 inch ( 15 cm ) . The tubercles are spread to somewhat go up , arranged more or less in four rows along the stem , and can measure up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) in length .
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The bloom are star - mold with a obtusely papillate , deep yellow corolla that has dark maroon spots inside and a pallid yellow to emollient corona speckled with purple . They can reach about 0.6 inches ( 1.5 curium ) in diam and appear in summer and decline .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° atomic number 6 ) .
Several species are clean easy to grow . Others , often those with slimly hirsute root and the more unusual flowers , are more ambitious and demand careful watering ( with some plant food ) during the growing season and complete water climb-down during the wintertime month . A minimum wintertime temperature of 50 ° F ( 10 ° deoxycytidine monophosphate ) is satisfactory , provided the plants are kept dead dry . A heated , growing bench or incubator can help delicate plants survive the colder months . However , many species endure under shrubs in their habitat and opt abstemious shade rather than full Dominicus .
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A gamy compost is essential , and Henry Clay potbelly are advisable for the more delicate species . Some cultivator prefer mineral - only compost to understate the chance of a fungal attack on the ancestor . A layer of grit on the compost ’s open prevents moisture from accumulating around the basis of the stems .
KeepingStapelias and their roots free of pests , such asmealybugs , is central to success , as fungal attack often ensue from terms to the stem turn get by insects .
Learn more atHow to Grow and worry for Stapelia .
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