Orbea Verrucosa Succulent Plant

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SKU: MYBG-SUCC-ORBE-VECO

Pot size: 3"
Price:
Sale priceRs.410.00 Regular priceRs.440.00

Delivery time: 3-4 working days

Cream & Maroon

Flower Color

Non Fragrant

Fragrance

Summer

Flowering Season

Low

Maintenance

Orbea

Genus

Yes

With Pots

Small

Size

Outdoor Shade,Outdoor Sun

Sunlight Requirement

Twice A Week

Water Requirement

Low Maintenance,Outdoor

Use

Product Description

Orbea verrucosa is a succulent, leafless perennial with strongly toothed stems up to 80 mm long, erect forming small clumps or mats

Stapelia verrucosa

Family

Asclepaidaceae

Native

East Africa

Description

Orbea verrucosa is a succulent, leafless perennial with strongly toothed stems up to 80 mm long, erect forming small clumps or mats. The five pointed, cupped, star-shaped flowers are finely warted or irregularly ridged and have a 'life-belt' ring around the centre, they are pale yellow with dark purple marks, but varies considerably in the depth of the yellow ground-colour and the darkness of the spotting.

The stems are erect, decumbent at the base, 3.5-8 cm long, 6-16 mm across excluding spreading teeth, obtusely 4-angled, with spreading conical acute teeth 3-8 mm long, glabrous & green

Environment

Orbea plants prefer early morning or late afternoon sun. They will require much water and soaking the pots. They will tolerate very hot weather outdoors as long as they are kept in filtered light and this will encourage them to flower in the Autumn. They also enjoy some fertilizer.
As soon as they are flowered be sure to take extra precautions to keep them dry, because damp cool conditions when the plants are resting is an invitation to fungal infections

Since roots are quite shallow, use a cactus mix or add extra perlite or pumice to regular soil potting soil. A gritty, very free-draining compost is suitable, and clay pots help the plants to dry out between watering. Re-pot every 1 year.

Landscape Uses

Makes an attractive landscape plant and grasslands or pampas, on plains and walls It is an excellent plant for container growing. It always looks good and stays small.

The easiest to keep alive - Cactus thrive on neglect! Coming from desert climates cactus love sun! However beware of the Indian afternoon sun! Keeping them in extreme heat, especially behind a glass which magnifies the heat can cause the cactus to burn. If you notice the cactus turning brown or yellow on the side facing the sun, try giving it a cooler place to thrive in!

For watering cacti, the golden rule is to make sure the soil is completely dry before watering! This will stop the roots from rotting. It is advised to always use a pot with a drainage hole so that excess water can get drained out. If kept in a sunny area, you will need to water it once every week. If it is in a semi shaded or filtered light area, you might need to water it once in 2 weeks.

Cacti like soil that is well aerated and fast draining. You can fertilise the cactus in the summer months when it is in its growing season. During the winters it is best to cut back on any fertiliser and let the plant rest.

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