Stapelia gigantea - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Pea The berries ripen from July

The berries ripen from July to October in the northern hemisphere

their triangular tips more or less pointed and recurved

but if the weather is warm enough other flowers frequently appear at the beginning of autumn

Native in coastal areas

the plant is very slow-growing and requires about 50–100 years to achieve this height

Stapelia gigantea - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Pea The berries ripen from JulyThe genus Stapelia consists of around 40 species of low growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa. The flowers of certain species, most notably Stapelia gigantea, can reach 41 cm in diameter when fully open. Most Stapelia flowers are visibly hairy and generate the odour of rotten flesh to attract various specialist pollinators including, in the case of carrion scented blooms, blow flies of the dipteran family