Matelea cyclophylla

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Astro
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Matelea cyclophylla

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I picked up a cute little caudiciform asclepiad a few months ago at the SF cactus society's show and sale event. I had never seen one of these before, but it immediately caught my eye with its deeply carved caudex and very tidy and compact appearance. Here it is in flower now - nothing spectacular but then again, that's par for the course for a lot of the caudiciforms. As expected, flies are the pollinators of choice as can be seen from the nondescript patches on the flower (hint - those patches used to be wriggly :P). I can't detect any smell, but I have to admit I didn't really try too hard. The flower is about two weeks old now, several more are on the way.
Matelea cyclophylla
Matelea cyclophylla
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Another smelly flower in bloom right now, not the Stapelia gigantea that was promised by the seller and that I was hoping for, but suitably fragrant nevertheless.
Stapelia hirsuta?
Stapelia hirsuta?
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Stapelia hirsuta?
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One Windowsill
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Re: Matelea cyclophylla

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What a neat and pretty plant the Matelea makes.
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Saxicola
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Re: Matelea cyclophylla

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Nice plant! I love Matelea. I need to warn you though it is by no means a compact plant. Yours is just starting to grow so it looks compact. Mine started growing in the spring and now has a 10 foot long vine creeping across my greenhouse!
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