Orbea lutea(N. E. Br . ) Bruyns
Angolluma rogersii , Caralluma rogersii , Ceropegia rogersii , Pachycymbium rogersii , Stapelia rogersii
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Orbea
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The specific epithet " rogersii(pronounced ro - JERZ - ee - eye ) " honorsWilliam Moyle Rogers(1835–1920 ) , an Anglican reverend and plant collector .
Orbea rogersiiis native toBotswana , southernZimbabwe , South Africa(Limpopo , Mpumalanga , and KwaZulu - Natal ) , andEswatini . It grows in sandlike soil in bushveld bush .
Orbea rogersiiis a small succulent that forms clumps of slender , erect or ascending stanch with conic nodule arranged generally into four rows . It can grow up to 4 column inch ( 10 cm ) tall and spread 20 inches ( 50 cm ) in diam . The stem are pale light-green to gray - light-green and flecked with flushed - brown . The tubercles can measure up to 0.8 inch ( 2 centimeter ) long .
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The flowers are very deeply and narrowly lob , usually not expand in full . They can pass up to 1.4 inches ( 3.5 atomic number 96 ) in diameter . The corolla is placid and wan greenish outside with a few darker veins and wan greenish - yellowness to whiten within . The corona is cream - colored , with interior lobes subdivided into longsighted filiform segments coiled at point . It can value up to 0.4 column inch ( 1 cm ) tall and 0.2 inch ( 0.5 atomic number 96 ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Several species are fairly easy to grow . Others , often those with more or less hairy stem and the more strange bloom , are more challenging and require careful watering ( with some fertiliser ) during the get season and complete water onanism during the winter months . A minimum winter temperature of 50 ° F ( 10 ° coulomb ) is acceptable , provide plant are prevent dry . A heated growing workbench or brooder may facilitate finespun plant get through the insensate months . However , many species live under bush in their home ground and prefer promiscuous tincture rather than full Sunday .
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A gritty compost is essential , and clay potbelly are advisable for the more delicate coinage . Some growers prefer mineral - only compost to minimize the fortune of a fungal attack on the roots . A layer of gumption on the compost surface prevents moisture from conglomerate around the base of the fore .
The real key to winner is keepingStapelias and their base free of pests likemealybugs . Fungal onset often occur when insects damage the stems .
take more atHow to Grow and Care for Stapelia .
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