Orbea distincta(E.A. Bruce ) Bruyns
Angolluma distincta , Caralluma distincta , Ceropegia distinctantha , Pachycymbium distinctum
family unit : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Orbea
Photo by Cok Grootscholten
Orbea distinctais a succulent plant with tracking , branched stem with tubercles arranged into four rows along the stem with a svelte groove between words , taper into a farseeing , slender , conical spreading tooth . The stems are cylindrical in cross - section and 0.3 inches ( 0.8 centimeter ) in diameter ( exclude teeth ) . They are pale fleeceable to grey - green dapple with dark green to purple - Robert Brown .
During the autumn , the flora farm attractive , tumid , usually bicolored blossom near the tips of the stems . The peak are bell - forge with a tube measuring up to 0.7 inches ( 1.7 cm ) long and 0.4 inches ( 1 cm ) in diameter and five erect or spreading corolla lobes measuring up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 centimetre ) farseeing and 0.4 inch ( 1 cm ) wide . The corolla lobes are reddish to brown , fade to pale creamy - yellow within the thermionic vacuum tube .
Orbea distinctais native to northeasternTanzaniaand southernKenya . It grows in livid or grey sand , usually among short grasses at elevations that range from 100 to 3,940 feet ( 30 to 1,200 m ) .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Several species are fairly easy to spring up . Others , often those with slenderly hairy stems and the more unusual prime , are more challenging and require thrifty watering ( with some plant food ) during the grow season and complete water withdrawal during the wintertime months . A minimum wintertime temperature of 10 ° C ( 50 ° degree Fahrenheit ) is satisfactory , provide that soil is kept ironical . A heated growing judiciary or brooder may help delicate plant get through the colder months . However , many species live under shrubs in their home ground and prefer light shade rather than full sun .
A gritty compost is indispensable , and Henry Clay pots are advisable for the more delicate species . Some growers prefer mineral - only compost to minimize the chance of a fungal attack on the roots . A layer of grit on the compost surface prevent wet from accumulating around the floor of the stalk .
KeepingStapelias and their root spare of pests such as mealybugs is the key to winner , as fungous attack often occurs due to damage to stem by insects .
See more atHow to mature and worry for Stapelia .
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