Stapelia hirsuta

Stapelia hirsuta subsp. var.

Hairy starfish flower

Habit:		cacti-succulent
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	6in8in	8in
Height:	⇕	6 in to 8 in
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Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers
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USDA Zones:		10 to 12
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

hirsuta

var.

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Stapelia hirsuta, Linn. Sts. erect, 5-8, occasionally 12 in. high, softly puberulous, green: fls. 1-3 together, near the base of young sts.; corolla 4-5 in. diam., basal half of lobes cream-color, more or less tinted with purplish on the disk, upper half very dark purple-brown, marked with transverse cream-colored or yellowish and purple-brown lines, white-hairy. S. Afr. Var. unguipetala, N. E. Br. (S. unguipetala, N. E. Br.). Corolla 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 in. diam., disk with the center and 5 bands radiating to the sinuses, pale greenish ochre, margins of the upper half of the lobes much revolute, tips up-curved. S.Afr. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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