Happy and blessed day, I'm more excited, what a candy girl! After a long wait, the most spectacular flower I have ever had has blossomed, I will not deny it, it smells horrible, like a dead animal hahaha although it is so beautiful, different and eccentric that I love it, one morning without warning, it only spread its wings, 😍 since I've been waiting for her for about 15 days, in the meantime I hadn't noticed her cocoon, so delicate and as beautiful as expected!
Stapelia gigantea is a very common succulent plant in succulent collections around the world for the unmatched beauty of its flowers. Its smell is very characteristic and fetid, it attracts flies to it from there, its more colloquial name could be said 🌼
Desde hace un tiempo colecciono suculentas, esta me la regalo mi madre hace 4 años, a los dias que me la regalo dio su primera flor, hasta hoy que volvio a dar una nueva 4 años de espera y luego 15 dias vigilando el momento de que abriera esta hermosa flor!
The flowers of this species are the largest of the genus, reaching more than 35 cm in diameter. They have a star shape (5 petals (called lobes) normally although rarely more can be) with color variations depending on the variety or hybrids of it. The most common color is yellow-cream!
For some time I have been collecting succulents, this was given to me by my mother 4 years ago, the days she gave it to me her first flower, until today when she gave a new one, 4 years of waiting and then 15 days watching the moment that open this beautiful flower!
This succulent needs to grow in full sun to encourage its flowering and a healthy and correct growth, I suppose that for this reason no more flowers had come out, since it had it inside and it was little Sun! By changing it to the outside where now if it receives the sun for much of the day, everything changed and its flower has been born 😍
I sincerely hope and wish you are very well, shining and taking care of your health, remember you are Light !!! We will be reading again soon! Thank you 😁 for being who you are! Never stop shining 🙏