Duvalia caespitosasubsp.pubescens(N.E.Br . ) Bruyns
Ceropegia caespitosasubsp.pubescens , Duvalia pubescens
mob : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Duvalia
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Duvalia caespitosasubsp.pubescensis native to southernNamibiaandSouth Africa(Northern Cape , Western Cape ) .
Duvalia caespitosasubsp.pubescens , also screw asDuvalia pubescens , is a dwarf succulent that forms a mat of dull dark green , ball - shaped to cylindrical stems with 4 to 5 indistinct ribs . The stems are procumbent or decumbent and develop up to 2 inch ( 5 cm ) long and 0.8 in ( 2 atomic number 96 ) duncical .
The heyday are maroon , brown , or deep purpleness and usually seem in the descent . They are hirsute , wizard - shaped with a raised annulus and five narrow petals , up to 1.2 in ( 3 cm ) in diam , and held on short , pinkish stems .
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USDA hardiness zone11a to 11b : from 40 ° F ( 4.4 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) .
Stapeliads are relatively easy to acquire . However , they should be treat as outdoor plants as they will easily moulder indoors and can not flower without exposure to out-of-door temperature fluctuations . They should be grown under cover so that lacrimation can be controlled . They require a sensible amount of sun to promote flowering and sustain a well - shaped plant life . Very funny spatial relation will produce very poor flowering . Stapeliads come from clime where they live highly high temperatures in the summertime months , so most growth is in outflow and autumn , with flowering in autumn when the weather start to chill down . In the growing season , H2O in easing when necessitate , ensuring the soil is middling dried out between waterings . Do not water between November 1 and March 1 .
The easiest and good way to distribute Stapeliads is from stem cuttings , which can be admit virtually throughout the year . Seed is also a method of generation .
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See more atHow to Grow and manage for Stapeliads .
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