Really cool looking plants everyone. I may need to look into acquiring somer huernia and stapeliads. I do have the common on S. Gigantea. Well, it's a start.

What's the difference between a crest and a branch? (:

Look at the images that Stush has posted and then look at the one I posted. Mine are the normal looking branches. Stush's plants have gone in a new wierd direction. Usually, the crest looks like a fan that appears somewhere on the plant.

Bob, your Hernia is a hybrid with Stapelia or something simular. That is why the stems are so much larger and the flower is typical Stapelia. If shipping wasn't such a hassle I would love a stem cutting. I purchase many from 'Miles to Go' and 'Smoley's Gardenworld' but I havn't seen one like that. Enjoy it my friend.
That crested Hurnia is dead now. Last winter it just shriveled up and died. It did bloom every summer before cresting. I purchased on ebay another one crested the same and it also died for me. Most of my other Asclepiads (family name of Hernias and Stapelias and a lot more) are doing very well but not blooming. It seems that most of my plants takes a few years to size up to bloom.
Stush

Thanks for the input Stush.
I thought it to be a Huernia from the shape.
The flower is star like so I can see the possibility of a Hybrid.
Probably will never find a name so i now have a beautiful noid.
I do not even remember who gave me the cutting it was so many years ago.
A very slow grower.
I love the Stapelias, especially the Giant Star.
My favorite for many years has been S. leendertzii "Burgandy Bell"
It never opens flat and has a great odor LOL

Bob, Your plant is Stapelia leendertziae. I have a few myself and they are very slow growing. I had mine for two years and so far just happy for it to be alive.
I plan on buying S. leendertzii come spring.

You are confusing me. I see the two different spellings but do not find any difference in the search engines. The plant I have is far from slow growing. It takes a few months to root from cuttings and then will become a foot long snake in one year. It always grows out of its pot within 6 months. Maybe it is my climate since all Stapelias and Huernias grow like weeds once they are started.
Please enlighten me as to the difference and why mine is ...iae instead of ..ii

Sorry Bob, my spelling is terrible even with spell checker. People who gave me some called it that so I keep the mistake going. Times even spell checker gives up on me. It is just this year starting to take off but no flowers as of yet. Can't wait till it blooms so I can tell the grandkids that it eats mice. Joking.

Eats Mice.
It could be very convincing with the wonderful smell.
They might even believe you.
The cutting you received must not have had any roots to have taken so long.
I see you like Sansevieras
Do you have S, Golden Hahnii variegate?
I could send you a small box with one San and a cutting of my noid.
for the cost of postage.

Bob, Sansevieria is my first love. Sans. tri. hahnii 'Golden Hahnii' is also my favorite of the sans. Thank you and that was very nice of you to offer. Below is some of mine.









That's just a sampling of what I have in Sans.
I would love a piece of your


They started puping and showed them off. I also have a Futura type that looks like a 'Golden Hahnii' called Futura 'Asahi'.



I would love a section (stem) of your no ID plant. I'll name it after you and keep the plant in my data base.
Stush

Stush2019 said:Remember Weird Al Yankavick's song to the tune of Ray Charels' Living in America. Well I have this huernia that is growing a crest. Once it gets a little bigger, I'll start it off in it's own pot.



It was to be a Huernia Pillansii but when it bloomed, it was way too dark.



Also buying Huernia mix seeds. Appox. 100 seeds so I should be living with a lot of Huernias. I'll keep posted.

X Luckhoffia buekmannii (= x Hoodiapelia buekmannii) Just bloomed for me. Purchased last year from 'Miles to Go' and was surprised to see it blooming already. This one was fussy and I almost lost it to rot. Glad it took off this year.









Put it next to my blooming Stapelia to hope the flys go to it as well and maybe I will get some seeds.

I was gifted with a large assortment of Asclepiads. Some with ID's and 4 bunches without any ID's.


Spent the next two days planting and trying to mark them with names and tags.










I am going to keep them thru the winter season then come late spring give most away for postage to any one who wants them.
Stush

Latest update; More flowers and pictures.



With blooms over 13 inches! First time in the last few years and two at that. With lots of flies so I am sure to get seeds.



My yellow ones all look the same except this one has the largest blooms I have ever seen on a Huernia. Over 1-1/2". And blooms over a long time, again and again all summer.





Two more new seedlings ready to open. Pictures coming soon.
Stush

Another side by side picture of my yellow ones.


And a new seedling that bloomed for me this year for the first time.
Looks like a stripe less zebra. For now, I'll call it 'Sunshine' since it's a hybrid from seed.

Wow, Stush! That's quite a haul! Put me on your list - I'll send you postage.

Here is Huernia primulina, blooming at last.

Daisy,
That plant looks exactly like the one I got called Huernia qunta including the 5 ribbed sides. Could be Huernia primulina because it was an open pollinated seedling. Also looked up on internet and shows a whiteish with red specks flower. Where did you get yours?
Stush
Daisy, message me with your address.

Stush, You could be right. I just went out to see if the tag had a nursery name and its one I wrote so I probably got it on Ebay. Or from Bob Smoley

DaisyI said:Wow, Stush! That's quite a haul! Put me on your list - I'll send you postage.

Here is Huernia primulina, blooming at last.

Ooo, it looks like candy.

The flowers go all the way around but my camera, always a disappointment to me, only takes two dimensional photos.