Although never found in the wild , there is still contestation surrounding the name of this plant life . It is almost certainly ahybrid , probably lead from a hybrid betweenTromotriche revolutaandOrbea variegataorStapelia hirsutaandOrbea namaquensis . However , it is first key and usually administer asStapelia mutabilis .
Stapelia mutabilisJacq .
Orbea×mutabilis , Stapelia×mutabilis , Stisseria×mutabilis , Tromotriche×mutabilis,×Tromostapelia mutabilis
Private collection, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Paul Schultz. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
mob : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : StapeliaeGenus : Stapelia
The specific epithet " mutabilis " ( pronounced mew - TAB - ill - iss ) think of " mutable , mutable , inconstant " and refers to the flowers that are variable in colouration and shape of the lobe .
Stapelia mutabiliswas raised from come in the 18th 100 in the Imperial Gardens of Vienna , Austria .
Private collection, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Paul Schultz. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Stapelia mutabilisis a smallsucculentplant with heavy stems with four angles line with conelike spread out teeth . The theme can grow up to 18 inches ( 45 cm ) long and 0.75 inches ( 1.9 curium ) thick . They are fleeceable , sometimes ting with purpleness , and slightly glaucous .
In the fall , Stapelia mutabilisproduces beautiful star - shaped flowers near the base of the unseasoned stems or higher up on the older ones . The efflorescence can achieve up to 1.5 column inch ( 3.8 cm ) in diameter . Thecorollais quiet on both surface and has vibratile purple hairs along the margin , nearly or quite to the tips of thelobes . The apical third of the corolla lobes are light or dark purple - brown , and the remainder is yellowish or green - yellow , covered with transversely elongated spots or irregular transverse purple - browned melody , becoming fainter on theannulus . The outercoronalobes are yellowish , speckle with purplish - brown , and often have a broad primal stripe of the same color , while the interior corona lobe are yellowish and thickly dotted with regal - brownness .
luminance : Stapelia mutabilisthrives in full sun or partial shade during the hot summer 24-hour interval . Too much sun induce the stems to develop a protective pigmentation or get sunburned . Not enough ignitor leads to sapless , thin stem and fewer flowers . Indoors , place the plant near a gay windowpane in your home plate .
Corolla with six lobes. Private collection, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Paul Schultz. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
filth : The correct soil is crucial to grow a healthy plant . Use commercial dirt for succulents , or develop your own mix with 50 to 70 % mineral grit , such as uncouth backbone , pumice stone , or perlite .
Temperature : This plant life thrives in warm out-of-door environments but does not care wintertime cold and should remain moderately teetotal and fond during its wintertime quiescence . Stapelia mutabilisgrows best inUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones11a to 11b , with ordinary minimum wintertime temperatures ranging from 40 to 50 ° F ( 4.4 to 10 ° C ) .
tearing : It has typical lachrymation needs for a succulent . During the rise season , irrigate your plant life thoroughly and allow the soil to dry out before irrigate again . The plant go dormant in winter and needs almost no water , about once a month .
Private collection, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Paul Schultz. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Fertilizing : To keep it thriving , fertilizing during the growing season is a skillful idea . Feed with pee - soluble fertilizer diluted to half the recommend posture .
Repotting : Stapelia mutabiliswill benefit from clean potting soil every 2 or 3 years . Repot it in outflow , just before the growing season starts . find fault a container with drainage kettle of fish .
generation : The best way to propagate this succulent is by stem newspaper clipping . It is also easy to farm from seeds . Take cutting during the growing time of year to ensure good rooting . Sow the seed in spring .
ascertain more atHow to Grow and worry for Stapelia .
Stapelia mutabilishas no toxic effects reported . It is safe around pet and humans .
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