STAPELIA VARIEGATA 
Stapelia — in hounor of Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel a Dutch 
physician who died in 1631 ; variegate : variegated. 
Family : 
Asclepiadaceae. 
Country of origin : 
South Africa. 
Colour : 
flower yellow green with dark 
maroon markings, stems green 
mottled purple. 
•Garden use : 
grown in pots in full sun away 
from rain and drips. 
Propagation : cuttings, seed. 
A, flower. 
B, section of flower. 
