Caralluma stalagmiferaC.E.C.Fisch .
Dark Purple Caralluma
Ceropegia stalagmifera
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mob : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Caralluma
Caralluma stalagmiferais a lush plant with farseeing , fleshy , sparsely branched stems with tiny , tooth - corresponding leaf . It grows up to 16 inch ( 40 cm ) tall , form a dense clump . The stem are grayish - unripened with brown mottling and whitish ribs . They are quadrangular and can reach 24 inch ( 60 curium ) in length and 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) in heaviness . The leaf are sessile and up to 0.2 inches ( 5 mm ) long .
The blossom are deep lob , up to 0.5 inches ( 1.2 centimetre ) long and 0.3 inch ( 0.8 cm ) across , dour purple with purplish yellowish at the tips of the lobes . After 8 to 12 days , the bloom colour changes to brownish - green . The basal component of some bloom are yellowish with dark marking at the lobe . inflorescence occurs from wintertime to summertime . The fruit are paired follicles that are purplish streaked , round in interbreeding - section , sharpen towards apex , up to 5.2 in ( 13 cm ) long and 0.4 inches ( 1 cm ) in diam .
Caralluma stalagmiferais aboriginal to southernIndia .
USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Stapeliads are comparatively gentle to develop . However , they should be do by as outdoor plant as they will easily moulder indoors and can not flower without photograph to out-of-door temperature fluctuations . They should be grown under cover so that watering can be controlled . They call for a reasonable amount of sunshine to promote blossoming and uphold a well - shaped plant . Very shady stance will create very pitiable flowering . Stapeliads add up from mood where they last extremely high temperatures in the summer months , so most growth is in spring and fall , with flowering in the fall when the weather starts to cool down down .
The easiest and good way to disseminate Stapeliads is from stalk press clipping which can be taken virtually throughout the year . Seed is also a method of propagation . They all need extra serious drainage . Stapeliads are shallow - rooted , and a solicitation of them can be planted up nicely in a wide , shallow pipe bowl . When planting , it is a good mind to allow the etymon to be buried in soil and then put saturated gravel or sand around the base of the plant to forbid rot .
See more atHow to Grow and handle for Stapeliads .
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