tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1256473254181056260..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Unfinished business: Stapelia (Orbea) variegatamr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-58739303388041581142012-10-22T13:15:47.318-07:002012-10-22T13:15:47.318-07:00Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ:
I couldn't say; I left...Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ:<br /><br />I couldn't say; I left them outside on the cart where I'd photographed them, but they aren't still there now. We've had quite a few windy days since this all happened. <br /><br />It occurs to me, now that you've asked, that they'd be perfect for a Halloween floral arrangement. They're the right color, and the smell sort of works, and mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64474237329321487972012-10-22T11:47:31.932-07:002012-10-22T11:47:31.932-07:00I'd like to know how long the cut flowers last...I'd like to know how long the cut flowers last.Nancy in Sun Lakes AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882208110664899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12106093987049927962012-10-20T15:39:37.637-07:002012-10-20T15:39:37.637-07:00Stapeliads are usually bitter due to the steroid c...Stapeliads are usually bitter due to the steroid content. Some of those steroids are medicinal and the plants eaten in large quantities, such as Caralluma spp. These are very bitter, I have eaten a few. However some species are lethally poisonous, such as Orbea decaisneana used to poison everything from humans to jackals, birds and fish. Some other Orbea spp. are edible.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34643281857932834042012-10-19T09:28:14.604-07:002012-10-19T09:28:14.604-07:00Too cool, I love those flowers! I was worried abou...Too cool, I love those flowers! I was worried about taking in my Stapelia when it started to get too cold for it outside, but it turned out to be fine with one flower too. I could only smell it if I almost jammed my nose into it, and by then there were fly eggs all up in it from opening outdoors, so no one was going that close to it anyway. Good to know that it's multiple flowers that really Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311361025445420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52180610872354895812012-10-19T09:25:31.518-07:002012-10-19T09:25:31.518-07:00Now I want one of those more than ever! Now I want one of those more than ever! Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com