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Stapelia gigantea flower: A week of stanky good times!
I received cuttings of this Stapelia gigantea over 2 years ago and finally got my first flower from it! The bud took nearly 2 weeks to fully mature and open although it looked ready to pop after 1 week.
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I waited for 2 years to get a flower on this Stapelia gigantea and another 2 weeks for the bloom to open… of course I do a smell-test and I make some other victims smell it too!
Continue reading “Up close and personal with a Stapelia gigantea flower”Fascinating Echinopsis flowers blooming time-lapse
You may remember this cactus from my video on how to build an in-ground succulent garden. Well it finally bloomed and I can confirm the ID is Echinopsis schickendantzii!!
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