It was with great excitement that I invited a neighbor over to see the magnificent foot-wide flower that my small, potted Stapelia gigantea had produced. He was suitably impressed by its size and ...

This time of year the Stapeliads, a rare group African succulents, come into full bloom amidst desert gardens. With enormous flowers the size of a large opened hand, borne profusely on low growing ...

Unless you’re frightened of them, of course. Stapelia gigantea looks strikingly similar to the petal-faced monsters in the ...