Zulu Giant
Stapelia gigantea
A succulent native to Africa growing from South Africa to Tanzania.
Grows in clumps and this plant can tolerate periods of extreme rain and dryness. This particular plant was taken from cuttings and was growing in dappled shade, although it can handle full sun.
The flower is huge and usually appears in fall or after periods of long rain when sunlight decreases. The flower doesn’t smell good to attract pollinators in the open, although you have to go right up to it to tell!
In general this plant doesn’t tolerate cold, but this cutting and subsequent cuttings were taken from a spilled houseplant that spread under a hibiscus plant and has lived through several years with hard freezes in St. Augustine.
The flower is really unique and currently we are growing multiple versions that bloom in various colors from black to bright pink from seed!
Stapelia gigantea
A succulent native to Africa growing from South Africa to Tanzania.
Grows in clumps and this plant can tolerate periods of extreme rain and dryness. This particular plant was taken from cuttings and was growing in dappled shade, although it can handle full sun.
The flower is huge and usually appears in fall or after periods of long rain when sunlight decreases. The flower doesn’t smell good to attract pollinators in the open, although you have to go right up to it to tell!
In general this plant doesn’t tolerate cold, but this cutting and subsequent cuttings were taken from a spilled houseplant that spread under a hibiscus plant and has lived through several years with hard freezes in St. Augustine.
The flower is really unique and currently we are growing multiple versions that bloom in various colors from black to bright pink from seed!
Stapelia gigantea
A succulent native to Africa growing from South Africa to Tanzania.
Grows in clumps and this plant can tolerate periods of extreme rain and dryness. This particular plant was taken from cuttings and was growing in dappled shade, although it can handle full sun.
The flower is huge and usually appears in fall or after periods of long rain when sunlight decreases. The flower doesn’t smell good to attract pollinators in the open, although you have to go right up to it to tell!
In general this plant doesn’t tolerate cold, but this cutting and subsequent cuttings were taken from a spilled houseplant that spread under a hibiscus plant and has lived through several years with hard freezes in St. Augustine.
The flower is really unique and currently we are growing multiple versions that bloom in various colors from black to bright pink from seed!