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Old 08-11-2020, 11:08 PM
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I got this plant last year as an extra in an orchid trade with a FB friend. He has a hobby of designing and making period costumes from the Renaissance and Elizabethan eras. He got it from a friend of his who does costume design for the movies, and he got it from the actor Christopher Lloyd, aka the Reverend Jim Ignatauski from "Taxi" and Doc Brown from the "Back to the Future" franchise. It's supposedly a serious stinker, and although I haven't noticed yet, the flies certainly have:
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You certainly do have some eclectic taste in plants, but I can identify with that. I love the wierd and strange ones, too. Any difficulty blooming it?
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VERY cool!!! and what a neat journey

i am huge fan of Christopher Lloyd, he is also behind some amazing tv as a producer
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You certainly do have some eclectic taste in plants, but I can identify with that. I love the wierd and strange ones, too. Any difficulty blooming it?
Not really. I got it last fall, wintered it dry on a south facing windowsill and moved it outside as soon as night time temps were staying over 50°F. I transitioned it to full sun over the course of a couple weeks, and keep it well watered while it's outside. Many Stapeliads are strongly seasonal regarding water, and during their growth phase will handle a lot more water than one would typically give a succulent. Conversely, many will rot if you think too hard about watering them during the winter while they're dormant. I find them a very intriguing family of plants to grow.
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If you're lucky it will give you seed horns. Like other milkweeds the seeds have parachutes. You need to take them as the horns open or they will blow away. They are very easy from seed and grow rapidly.

At one time there was information about their pollination on a page by the late Jerry Barad. He created many hybrids. Milkweeds trap insects' limbs and antennae when they visit. As the insects struggles to free itself it picks up a pollinium, or pollinates the flower.
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If you're lucky it will give you seed horns. Like other milkweeds the seeds have parachutes. You need to take them as the horns open or they will blow away. They are very easy from seed and grow rapidly.

At one time there was information about their pollination on a page by the late Jerry Barad. He created many hybrids. Milkweeds trap insects' limbs and antennae when they visit. As the insects struggles to free itself it picks up a pollinium, or pollinates the flower.
I've looked into pollinating them, and when the need for a stereo microscope was mentioned I left it at that. I have several in bloom in close proximity, and have seen flies on several, although the eggs on this one are a first. Hopefully the flies do their job.
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