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Martin_Heigan
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 Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: Stapelia obducta |
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Good evening all,
I struggled a bit to ID this Stapelia obducta, as I caught it as it just opened (before it takes on its more usual shape with the petals folded back). This is another example of a Stapeliad that I discovered between "assorted succulents" at a nursery. The last photo is an example of an older Stapelia obducta in my collection.
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Best regards
Martin
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Dominique
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Wow ! A real beauty ! The color is great...
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cactuspolecat
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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I think it needs a shave!,  Seriously though it's a superb flower Martin, and your lens has done it great justice, I enjoy you pics, so keep 'em comin' man.
CP
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DieTer-Xz
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Those pictures are so clear! |
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Buck Hemenway
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful pictures and of course the flower. It looks like it's been out to "hair and makeup" it's so perfect.
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templegatejohn
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Terrific photographs Martin and wonderful plants too.
John |
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tvaughan
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice indeed. |
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tvaughan
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| PS Martin, besides Silver Hill (which I like) are there any SA sources of Stapeliad seed? I've got about 10 species now, and am anxious to build up my collection. In return I can either pay or trade carnivorous plant seeds and "gemmae", which are easily mailed plant clones. |
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Martin_Heigan
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Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Tim,
The few nurseries that do sell Stapeliads here, mainly sell cuttings and small plants. The best source for Stapeliad seeds is the International Asclepiad Association http://www.asclepiad-international.org . You have to join the association, and they send a seed list out every 3 months. As luck would have it, I got the new seed list today. They also have lots of other succulent and Asclepiad seeds. The latest list have seed for the following Asclepiads & Stapeliads:
2359 Caralluma speciosa [JG] Garden seed Baringo, Kenya
2360 Ceropegia africana ssp africana [CM0603] Greenhouse Seed ####
2361 Ceropegia hastata (syn. C. linearis ssp woodii – form with hastate leaves) [CM0566] Greenhouse seed##
2362 Ceropegia sandersonii [CM0604] Greenhouse seed
2363 Cynanchum nigrum [GF] Garden seed
2364 Edithcolea grandis [JG] Garden seed, Malindi, Kenya
2365 Gomphocarpus fruticosus ssp flavidum [DT] Garden Seed ###
2366 Hoodia pilifera ssp pilifera [DdK] Warmwaterberg, growing with Quaqua ramosa ##
2367 Huernia aff plowesii [JB] Garden seed
2368 Huernia arabica [JB] Garden seed
2369 Huernia brevirostris ssp baviaana [CM0601] Greenhouse seed
2370 Huernia guttata [CM0517a] Calitzdorp Dam, road to Groenfontein, W.Cape
2371 Huernia recondita [RW] Greenhouse seed
2372 Oxypetalum coeruleum [CM0508] Garden Seed
2373 Pergularia daemia [ALL] Hampi, Nr. Hospet, 300km N. of Bangalore ###
2374 Stapelia hirsuta [CM0516] Calitzdorp Dam, road to Groenfontein
2375 Stapelianthus decaryi [JB] Garden seed
2376 Tavaresia barklyi [GW] ###
1646 Stapelia hirsuta v. sororia (JAA)
1648 Stapelia obducta (JAA) ###
1653 Tromotriche revoluta (JAA)
1743 Stapelia gariepensis [JAA]
2173 Ceropegia sandersonii X C. radicans ? [CM0502S] Greenhouse seed
2249 Asclepias curassavica [CK] Greenhouse seed
2250 Asclepias incarnata [HAJ] Garden seed ‘Ice Ballet’ White Flower
2251 Asclepias purpurascens [CM0562] Garden seed
2252 Asclepias tuberosa [CK] Garden seed
2253 Asclepias tuberosa [CM0562] Garden seed ####
2254 Calotropis gigantea [RM] Hyderabad, India
2255 Ceropegia monteiroae [CM0563] Greenhouse seed
2256 Cryptostegia madagascariensis [JAA652] Diego Saurez, Madagascar
2257 Cynanchum obtusifolium [CM0541] Boegoeskraal, W of Dei Vlug, off R339, Prince Alfred’s Pass, E.Cape, RSA
2258 Cynanchum species [JAA7401] S of Andovodoaka, north of Tulear, Madagascar ###
2261 Cynanchum species [CM0559] 31K W of Mbazwan, road to Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA
2262 Cynanchum species [CM0560] Ubomobo Mountains, road from Border Cave towards Ndumo, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA
2264 Duvalia caespitosa [CM0545] Wolwefontein Station,E.Cape, RSA ###
2268 Duvalia/Piaranthus ? sp. [CM0520a] Calitzdorp Dam, road to Groenfontein, W.Cape, RSA ###
2271 Gomphocarpus physocarpus {MS] Johannesburg Garden seed
2276 Huernia brevirostris [IM] ex PVB6908 self set
2278 Huernia hystrix [IM] self set ###
2279 Huernia keniensis [IM] Il Pilguone Farm, Liakipa Distr. Kenya, self set
2280 Huernia loeseneriana [IM] self set ###
2281 Huernia macrocarpa [IM] self set
2282 Huernia pillansii X H. macrocarpa [IM] Self set seed
2284 Huernia thuretii [CM0535a] S of Atherstone Station, W of Grahamstown, E.Cape, RSA #
2285 Huernia thuretii [CM0535b] S of Atherstone Station, W of Grahamstown, E.Cape, RSA #
2289 Huernia zebrina [CM0561] Ubomobo Mountains, road from Border Cave towards Ndumo, KwaZulu-Natal, RSA
2292 Orbea deflersiana [IM] RH285c X RH232, Hand pollinated
2293 Orbea verrucosa [CM0557] R67, N of Port Alfred, E. Cape, RSA
2296 Orbea verrucosa [CK] ex IB 10814, Chalumna River, Hand pollinated
2297 Orbea verrucosa [IM] ex IB 10822, Hand pollinated
2300 Orbeopsis lutea ssp vaga [IPB] Windhoek Garden seed
2301 Piaranthus decorus [IM] DP3788 self set ####
2302 Piaranthus geminatus [IM] self set ####
2303 Piaranthus geminatus var foetidus [IM] self set
2305 Sarcostemma species [CM0538] Kouga River Gorge, E of Joubertskraal, E.Cape, RSA ###
2306 Sarcostemma viminale [CM0556] Swartkops, Port Elizabeth, E.Cape, RSA ###
2307 Stapelia asterias [IM] self set
2308 Stapelia grandiflora [CM0515] Calitzdorp Dam, road to Groenfontein, W.Cape, RSA
2309 Stapelia grandiflora [CM0530] Lady Frere, E.Cape, RSA
2310 Stapelia hirsuta [IM] Mitchell’s Pass, self set
2311 Stapelia hirsuta [JAA] ex DP4725A
2312 Stapelia obducta [IM] self set
2313 Stapelia schinzii [IPB] NW of Windhoek, Namibia
2314 Stapelia schinzii [IPB] Otjikotosee, SW of Tsumeb, Namibia ###
2315 Stapelianthus species [JAA740] S of Andovodoaka, north of Tulear, Madagascar
This is probably enough reason to join..!
Martin
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tvaughan
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:00 am Post subject: |
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Great info, I'll probably join today.
Danke |
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tvaughan
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| Joined, thanks, Martin. |
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tvaughan
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| I got 27 kinds in the mail Saturday, and today (Thursday) 12 kinds have germinated! |
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Martin_Heigan
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perrycornish
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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John said
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| Terrific photographs Martin and wonderful plants too |
Hear! hear!
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