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Sounds like some stapelia species. The description of the flower sounds like S. variagata. the flower of this species is mottled red and brown like a rafflesia but the flower is only about 2-3 inches across.

Hi Larry, the sting wasn't too bad. less painful than a nettle sting but suprising for its size! Fortunatly I did a lot of research before I got it. The tank is heated with a small underhground heater to the left of the tank and a larger heater wich goes on the rear of the tank wall. The...

Hi Ram, The fruits should be placed in a warm dry placeuntil the skin dries out and turns brown. Once this happens if you give it a gentle squeeze the skin will crack and you can carefully peel it of the fibrous loofa. I then soaked mine in a disinfectant solution for a few hours to make sure...

I was Given a little baby Black Emperor scorpion on monday (Pandinus imperator). It is such a beautiful little thing, Glossy black with a pure white sting. I named it Dax! Scorpion.1 Scorpion.2 Scorpion.in.tank Scorpion.tank.1 Scorpion.tank.2 I also got my first sting of it as well...

My music tastes vary although I would probably call myself a cheesy pop person! I am a huuuuuuge fan of the Eurythmics and also Scandinavia's Ace Of Base. I have every Album and singles that these bands have produced. My rarest is My Eurythmics Picture disc of 'julia' from the the soundtrack...

Mine is! Ok, i'm just being snobby now!

Hi All! U. Praelonga was one of my first Utrics (and one of my first plants of my cp collection&#33 . I had my plant for quite some time before it flowered. My plant is grown in live sphagnum moss. I used to grow it in peat but I found the plant to grow much more happy when I changed the...

Nnooooooooooooooooooo! The flower stems have taken this long to mature. The stem is about 7 inches long and has two buds on the tip the one is at birsting point and will be open within the next two days! Problem is I fly to Majorca tommorrow morning.....

I managed to get this rather poor pic today. You get the idea though!

Hi Martin. I have grown the plant for about 3 years now. As Pyro mentioned it is a very easy grower but it really seems to take off in winter! I have leaves sticking up in great clumps from the drainage holes of my pot! It really doesn't require any special treatment. Mine is grown at the end of...

google has a translator tool. Go to language tools by the search bar. I have already attempted to translate the Ibicella page though! Translated!

Hi Tristan. Unknown clown was refering to tha fact that your link doesn't work    We get a message telling us that we are not the owner of that album and that we have to be logged in to view it. Try registering and uploading your photo's at this site They allow you to link to the image in your...

My Pings: P. moranesis P. hemiepiphytica (oaxaca??) P. laueana cp2 P. esseriana P. emarginata P. ehlersai P. agnata 'el lobo' P. cyclosecta P. gigantea P. x weser P. gigantea 'alba' x moctezumae (fantastic hybrid!!! ) P. primuliflora P. grandiflora P. vulgaris

I have only ever attempted R. gorgonias. R. denatata is supposed to be a much harder plant to germinate but I will tell you what i did anyway!!! I got a metal pan and placed some screwed up newspaper on it. On top of this I added a variety of materials, dead dry leaves from various grasses and...

I grow: Catopsis Berteroniana and I have a pot of newly germinated Roridula gorgonias seedlings.