Asclepiadaceae / Stapeliads

[Tom]

Here's a few stapeliads from my collection. They are a bit trickier to grow (ie prone to rot) but they do tolerate neglect a bit better haha, which helped me when my cp/orchids collection have gone down hill. Album here

Mouse over the pictures for the names.

https://flic.kr/p/2nEFzYW

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[Lloyd Gordon]

Amazing collection. I already have 5 and limited room. The Ceropegia are tempting.

 

[Tom]

Thanks for the kind words. Well, if temptation is too strong, you know you can pm me Lloyd, it will be a pleasure to send you a cutting or 2. You know, once trained on a treillis, they don't take that much room *cough cough*

 

[WillyCKH]

Beautiful plants! Stunning!
I have one from Josh but it has been neglected.

 

[Chen]

Nice photography, Tom!

 

[Sparrow]

Amazing collection.

 

[barvinok]

Stunning!
How warm do you have to keep Ceropegia in a winter?

 

[Tom]

@barvinok, i don't pamper them much, i grow them at room temperature, depending of which room i put them in winter! I should try my large, cool windowsill (NW exposition) this winter, but usually, they are in the basement with the others plants (18-25 Celcius), but i do water less.

Some die back to their roots (C. crassifolia), others only loose their leaves but retains their fleshy stems (C. ampliata, haygarthii), while others don't seems to put a real stop in their growth and seems mostly dictated by watering (C. radicans, sandersonii hybrid, denticulata, dichotoma, fusca).

And for the really fleshy ones (C. armandii, C. stapeliiformis) the rule is "We don't ask about them" (aka i'm not really good with them)

 

[barvinok]

@Tom Thank you

 

[Agierys]

Amazing! I have been really getting into these in the past couple of years but have only found them sparingly through trades. Where do you source yours? Especially orbea would absolutely love to get more!

 

[Shoggoths]

Really nice collection Tom!
Thank you for sharing the pictures.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

A cute little plant.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

"And for the really fleshy ones (C. armandii, C. stapeliiformis) the rule is "We don't ask about them" (aka i'm not really good with them)"

C. stapeliformis