Tim Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I trust on a board like this where people are slightly wild, no one will object to me sharing more of the "carrion flowers", those which smell literally like crap to attract flies as polinators. The first is Tromotriche revoluta and the purple frilly things around the edges are, perhaps, metalic colored and easily moved by the slightest breeze to look like flies like other flies clustered around a dead body, as a signal "hey, there's grub!": The next two are just pretty. Stapelia aperta and Piaranthus magificus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obregon562 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 VERY nice! nothing wakes you up in the morning like crap flowers, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Orbea progmata Huernia praestans Huernia bayei Echidnopsis sharpei Duvalia angustiloba And a non-Stapeliad bonus, Argyroderma ringens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 You seem to grow a lot of bizarre "things", Tim! That proves there are a lot more exciting greens than only CP´s. Very beautiful flowers. Keep those photos coming! BTW are you also growing Aristolochias? Kind regards, Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Tim - You have quite a collection of smelly little friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 No Aristolochias yet! Aidan, it's funny, although the flowers all have a different type of vileness, the combination of smells when several are in bloom is more like steer manure than the more grotesque individual smells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Great collection. You are blessed with the ideal climate as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Very true, as long as they are in the greenhouse during the winter. If not, basically every one of them dies from the wet and cold. The sunlight helps with blooming, and the hot weather during the growing season can really make the plants grow like mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 The Stapeliads are a remarkable group and the astonishingly flesh-like appearance of some of the flowers is a testament to the power of the evolutionary process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schimatrix Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 what a fantastic collection Tim! thanks for sharing giu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Thanks Tim ! I really enjoyed this post (even showed it to the wife... ) François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 For shear bizarre beauty, these flowers outstrip most others in my opinion! My S. obducta looks like it's about to flower too, and I've never actually smelled a carrion plant flower before, so I'm quite looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 They run from no scent to honey smelling to barnyard smells to cesspit smell. It's cool waiting for a flower to open that you haven't "sampled" yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Y'know, for some odd reason I think I'll feel quite disappointed (nay robbed) if it smells like honey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Andy - A preview: http://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...d5d424730d49f05 ...and I think we know who TimV is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Stunning, isn't it!! I can't wait. Thanks Aidan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Stapelia rbiginosa Piaranthus punctatus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Stunning Tim!!! I'd really love to have a large collection of carrion plants like yours, but at the moment it would have to be at the expence of my CPs. I don't have room to have it both ways!! :) Maybe one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 One of the things that shocked me was how small the plants were when they bloomed, and with the IAS right in your country it's not like seeds will be hard to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Huernia thuretti poking it's head above the pot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 (edited) Sorry! IAS? <EDIT> I think I've found it. Is it the International Asclepiad Society? Edited October 7, 2007 by Loakesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 http://www.asclepiad-international.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Thanks Tim!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 wow, some amazing photos on that link Tim! this is a good one: http://anti-matter-3d.com/Stapeliads/hi/Ho...pilifera_05.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Agreed!! That's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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