Orbea ciliata(Thunb . ) L. C. Leach
Starfish Stapelia , Near - white Starfish , Double Crown , Double Cup
Stapelia Ciliophora , Diplocyatha class Ciliata , Stisseria ciliata
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kin : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Orbea
Orbea ciliatais native toSouth Africa(Cape Province ) .
Orbea ciliatais a matte - forming succulent with green decumbent or ascending stems beautifully mark with purple - Robert Brown to about wholly purple - browned if get in a sunny smear . The stems are stalwart , often nearly cylindrical , with salient conelike tubercles that point into a all right acute accent tip . They can measure up to 4.8 inches ( 12 cm ) foresightful and 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) in diameter , excluding teeth .
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The flowers are star - work with clean vibratile cilia along the margins of the lobes . They can reach a diameter of up to 4.4 inches ( 11 atomic number 96 ) . The inside of the flower , include the annulus , is emollient to pallid green - chicken and cut through with a somewhat dense jumble of irregular short ridges unremarkably tipped with imperial - bolshie . The outside is smooth , pale unripened dotted and streaked with reddish - purpleness , commonly with five more or less raised , darker veins along lobes .
USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Several metal money are somewhat easy to grow . Others , often those with slightly hairy stem and the more strange peak , are more challenging and require careful watering ( with some fertilizer ) during the growing time of year and complete water withdrawal during the wintertime months . A minimum wintertime temperature of 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) is acceptable , provide that plants are kept ironic . A het up growing bench or brooder may help delicate plants get through the dusty month . However , many species live under shrubs in their habitat and prefer light shade rather than full Lord’s Day .
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A mettlesome compost is essential , and clay pots are advisable for the more delicate coinage . Some growers prefer mineral - only compost to minimize the chance of a fungous fire on the root .
KeepingStapelias and their root free of pests such as mealybug is the real key to winner , as fungous attack often occurs due to insect damage to stems .
See more atHow to Grow and deal for Stapelia .
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