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Stapelia invaded by giant flies *

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Stapelia invaded by giant flies The stapelia has produced another massive flower. As you can see it has attracted all the flies in Surrey. This plant imitates a piece of steak to attract the flies so that it get pollinated. Smells horrible as well. Thankfully the flower only lasts a couple of days. Stapelia grandiflora Flowering September 2018 4K Video Watch the flies visiting the plant before it even flowers. Apocynaceae. Commonly known as carrion plant, starfish flower, giant toad plant, or starfish cactus

Cactus Slideshow *

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MyCactusSlideshow#1 Cactus Slideshow #1 https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm visit Cactus Realm for many Cactus plants A visit to my greenhouse during the summer period. As you can see many of the cactus plants do flower and produce some amazon flowers.

Gymnocalycium oenanthemum *

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Gymnocalycium oenanthemum Gymnocalycium oenanthemum and Gymnocalycium ragonesei 2018 Hot summer - cactus plants flowering abundantly. The first cactus may be a Gymnocalycium baldianum "dwarf chin cactus", not too sure how to tell the difference.