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Cynanchum marnierianum is a strange member of the milkweed family originating in Madagascar. The plant consists entirely of leafless stems, usually more brown than green and largely looking dead. Even in growth it is hard to tell it is healthy. While it's great fun to have pots of dead sticks, the actual flowering of this is more of a treat as the small blooms are unique green cage-like structures. I received my Cynanchum as roughly 6" cuttings, and after a few years and 2-3 feet of growth I finally had a flowering.

Are you tired of seeing #stapelia on your feed? Too bad! It’s #StapeliaSeason, baby! And it’s Halloween, so enjoy flowers disguised as meat! Here’s the last of that big bunch of #StapeliaGigantea flowers on the left and the smaller, redder #StapeliaGrandiflora on the right. It’s cool that they’re both blooming at the same time. I need to remember to label these because I can’t see a difference between them from just the stems. #succulents #asclepiads https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCSwDkj2wh/?igshid=mp0i5whc4drz

Photographed by: Eneiliza Hartuique Rodrigues

“we used to plant all different varieties in the garden, but roses were her favorites.” he pauses for a moment, then continues again, “do you like roses?” 

“Whatta shame. You better learn to do it now.”

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Orbea semota ssp. orientalis being evocatively meaty today.

Stapeliads! Pendula looks familiar but Google claims that's right, just misspellt. Mutant had some dying off but is overall great, gigantea is happening but apparently lost one.