How to care for the large-flowered stapelia? Detailed guide to cultivation methods and precautions

When talking about the large-flowered stapelia, one cannot avoid mentioning its pollination method. Other flowers' pollination is a beautiful sight, but this one uses a strange odor to attract flies for pollination. The smell is very peculiar, even a bit foul, so it is also called the carrion flower. Today let's learn how to grow this flower.

Cultivation methods and precautions for the large-flowered stapelia

Cultivation methods

Temperature: The most favorable survival temperature for them is 16-22°C. In summer, when temperatures exceed 30°C, they enter dormancy. In winter, they must be kept in an environment above 12°C.

Sunlight: This flower likes places with a bit of sunlight but also shade. Even in spring or winter, it cannot be placed in direct sunlight. This is even more true in summer and autumn.

If grown in sunlight, it has a great impact on its health and growth, especially summer sunlight.

Water: Spring and autumn are its growing seasons, during which it needs sufficient water to grow well. In summer, water sparingly, because summer is hot and humid, and above 30°C it goes dormant, so its water needs decrease. In winter, keep the potting soil on the dry side; it must never be soggy.

Humidity: It has no great demand for humidity, but in summer it should be kept relatively dry with enhanced air circulation.

Fertilizing: During the growing season, apply once every 15 days or so. In summer and winter, it can be paused.

Precautions

To help it grow better, repot and change the soil every spring, or add some new soil rich in nutrients to the existing soil.

When watering, never let water accumulate, otherwise it will affect its health.