Stapelia Rufa - Red Stapelia - Rare Cactus - 5 Seeds

Stapelia rufa is endemic to South Africa, with populations widely scattered between Upington, Oudtshoorn, Montagu and Ladismith. It usually grows on stony, north-facing slopes, and like many stapeliads, in the protection of bushes. Plants bear small flowers, usually towards the base. The flowers are reddish to brown, the segments of the corolla narrowing into long slender points. The stems are 4-angled but somewhat round in cross section and without grooves between the flanks of the stem. This species flowers in spring.