Huernia verekeriStent
Ceropegia verekeri , Huernia verekerivar.verekeri
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : StapeliaeGenus : Huernia
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Huernia verekeriis a small succulent with sarcoid , green to purplish - green stems with long , pointed tubercles link up in 5 to 7 angles along the stem . The stem are erect , decumbent , or ascending and can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 curium ) long , furcate from the base and forming a diffuse clump .
The plant life produces 1 to 5 flowers on thick , up to 0.4 inches ( 1 cm ) long stalks near the floor of the stems . The flowers are star - shaped with five minute , tapering lobe and can make up to 1.8 column inch ( 4.5 cm ) in diameter . They open in successiveness . The corolla is cream with a pink - purple band around the edge of the broad , shallow mouth of the tube , flex white towards the foundation . petite purple whisker are often on the corolla outside the mouth , and some majestic coloring inside the mouth , mainly near the rim . The corona has ivory to creamy white outer lobe and five club - shaped , cream inner lobe with a maroon hue .
Huernia verekeriis native toNamibia , Botswana , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Malawi , andMozambique . It grow in stony places under trees or shrubs in timber .
The specific name " verekeri(ver - EK - er - electrical engineering ) " honor Louis Stanhope Amos Vereker ( 1874 - 1948 ) , a Rhodesian sodbuster who collected the type specimen .
USDA hardiness zone10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Huernias require a potting mix with first-class drainage . A succulent plant premix of 50 pct pumice stone or perlite , 25 percentage peat or constitutive mulch , and 25 percentage sand helps prevent rotting andoverwatering . Roots experience dieback in cool - season dormancy , so plant get best in shallow container , set aside the grunge to dry out chop-chop . Using Henry Clay pots further help the soil from staying too wet . An underlay of coarse gravel below the soil mix also improve drainage . In climates with damp , cool summers , a layer of crushed rock between the plant and the soil mix also helps keep the stem from staying too moist .
outside plantings do well in raised bed . Huernias prefer bright lightness or partial shade . In nature , they grow underneath shrubs or other plants . Too much sunshine do stems to develop protective reddish or purple pigmentation and can scald the stems . Too little luminance leads to weak , tenuous growing with decreased efflorescence production . Huernias grow best between 50 and 80 ° F ( 10 and 27 ° C ) . Protect them from freezing weather .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Huernia .
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