EDITHCOLEA GRANDIS

摘要

Aleafless succulent from East Africa and Socotra. It is a single species in the milkweed family [asclepiedaceae], tribe stapelieae. It is called commonly called the Persian Carpet Flower. Brightlight is essential. It tolerates extreme dryness although a drenching rainbrought out four buds. Three fell off after one opened.Flowers form on the tips of bristly trailing stems. The yellow, pointed tips of the flower petals curve backward. It stays open for almost a week and has a slightly stinky smell. The flower is almost 6 inches across.It is quite rare in collections and difficult to maintain. It is said that the plant grows well in California, but Europeans tend to have dismal results. The midwest is still a question mark. This is my second attempt to grow the plant in my greenhouse.