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Description
Flowers are extremely large, soft and pulpy to the touch. They are among the largest of the genus and can reach a diameter up to 30 cm (or more) The blooms arises near the base of a branch in October. Family: Asclepiadaceae (Apocynaceae) (Milkweeds family) Origin: Southern Africa, Zambia Common names: Carrion Flower, Star Fish Flower, Giant Zulu, Giant toad plant.
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Description: S. gigantea is a stem succulent that resembles a cactus; the branches are velvety, spineless, quadrangular in cross-section and determinate, ceasing growth when about 10 to 30 cm tall, may form big clumps up to1 m in spread. | |
The large leathery flowers give off a pestilent disgusting smell that attracts pollinating flies.
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