Genus Stapelia - growing

The genus Stapelia comprises about 50 species trsovitě growing succulents that come from South Africa. Typical tetrahedral leafless stems. They are erect and branching from the base. Flowers are stapelií pětilaločnaté, in colors of red, purple or yellow, often striped or sprayed interesting patterns with contrasting textures. The surface can be glossy or shiny satin with long hairs. The vast majority of species has a smell reminiscent tející meat. Since that is also popular name implied "smrdutka". But there are exceptions, and Stapelia Stapelia erectiflora flavopurpurea flowers are sweetly scented.

Several species are relatively easy pěstovatelných routinely on windowsills in the house. Some species, often those with slightly hairy stems are more demanding and require regular watering of small doses of soaking. During dormancy during the winter months, watering, planting. Minimum winter temperature for winter is 10 ° c, assuming absolute drought.

The main success of cultivation is very coarse, well vysychyvý, mineral substrate. I personally witnessed a very coarse pumice mixed with lava and porcelainites mixed with peat. Plants tolerate waterlogging. Many growers recommend for growing ceramic bowls that will allow faster drying of the substrate. This is ideal for growing in a greenhouse, where air does not flow as well as outside. I have stapelky in small plastic dishes with a diameter of 10 cm, in much the gravelly substrate, but mainly out on polostinném place protected from rain. The plants that are in the moving air, plastic planting container so they do not mind.

At a time when plants deploy buds, I increase the water content and impurities honojiva. The substrate can be between wetter toppings, but not waterlogging. Otherwise it could lead to rotting roots, or the development of flower buds. During the great summer heat, as well as during the transitional cooling zcelazálivku miss. Certainly there is a rule that better than Poured shells.

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