Succulent Persian Carpet Flower

Long purple hairs are present at the border of the brim of the outer corolla lobes.

Succulent persian carpet flower.

The remarkable flower is at times described as the persian carpet flower. The stems have sharp green to red teeth. Persian carpet flower is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental in desert gardens worldwide. Edithcolea grandis is also commonly known as the persian carpet flower.

Edithcolea grandis is a one of the handsomest and most distinct of all the stapelioid group. Edithcolea grandis persian carpet flower edithcolea grandis is a succulent with no leaves. The five angled stems are 2 3cm in diameter more or less branched and armed with hard brown very acute spinelike teeth. Edithcolea grandis persian carpet flower is a succulent with leafless richly branched stems and attractive pale yellow flowers with red brown spots.

As the plant grows you can expect it to reach 30 cm 12 long and around 4 cm 1 6 in diameter. Require much light and relatively high winter temperatures. This plant can measure up to 30 cm long and approximately 4 cm in diameter. The cacti is a leafless beautiful plant that grows a large pale yellow flower with red to brown spots.

The carrion like smell of the flowers attracts flies and other insects for pollination.