Orbea Melanantha (Stapelia)

Water:

April-September: 1 x every 2 weeks*

October-March: 1x per month *

*This is only for a sunny location

Light: sunny

Nutrition: 1x per month (May-September)

The Orbea Melanantha is a beautiful Orbea species that occurs naturally in the north of South Africa and the south of Mozambique. Here the Orbea Melanantha usually grows on mountain plains around 1000 meters altitude. Here the Orbea Melanantha grows in sandy and rocky soil.

The trunks of the Orbea Melanantha are gray-green in color and stocky in shape. They often do not grow longer than 8-10 cm and 3-4 cm thick. The stems usually have four ribs that are serrated in shape.

If the Orbea Melanantha is happy with you, it will bloom in the fall. The Orbea Melanantha produces its flowers from the side of the trunk. The flowers are black-purple in color and have light-colored hairs on the sides. The flowers of Orbea Melanantha have a star shape and five petals.

A: Orbea B: NL-765431734 C: D: NL