Edithcolea grandis

Rare stapeliad from dry areas of northern Africa. Forms dense mats of spiny stems with extremely beautiful star-shaped flowers patterned like a Persian carpet. Indoors only in bright warm position.

6.Indoors OK, but not for beginners, Outdoors not OK.

A truly remarkable flower, one of nature's finest.

Looking sideways into the inner corolla.

Note the bristle hairs, (to make the flies feel at home?)

Older seedling beginning its life of floppitude.

Without a desert floor to spread across it suits a hanging basket.

Can flower prolifically but unpredictable.

Wild plant in Malindi, Kenya, photo courtesy of Philip Downs.

Edithcolea grandis

Rare stapeliad from dry areas of northern Africa. Forms dense mats of spiny stems with extremely beautiful star-shaped flowers patterned like a Persian carpet. Indoors only in bright warm position.

6.Indoors OK, but not for beginners, Outdoors not OK.