Stapelia and Huernia Care Tips and My Collection

[@CactusCaffeine]

I find them very difficult too in my climate. I agree with you that they do not like hot and dry conditions. I always keep restarting mine every year. 😄 But their flowers are very interesting.

[@annatodorovic7963]

Hi Marija, you have a beautiful collection of stapelias, huernias, etc. I like very much your new huernia pillansii. Also I think that the plant around 16.50 could be a caralluma hesperidum. It’s a gorgeous plant. I just have one stapelia grandiflora now for two years and I check it every week for millybug 🤣 and I am lucky for the moment. It is still small and it never bloomed yet. Thank you for your tips ! 🌵🌵🌵💚💚💚💚

[@martinam8035]

Thank you for the video. I decided to water weekly so those poor roots won't dry out. But unlike you I check my plant daily 😅. I'm literally desperate for it to survive

[@succulentlivingbymarija8872]

😄 daily may be what they need! Mealy bug magnets! Hope it gets established and grow well for you!

[@cruelsister1]

For mealy bug CURE, get some food grade diatomaceous earth. Then get a soft small artist brush and paint the mealies with the dry powder. It will work like a miracle. It did for me.

[@rajindersaini1563]

Nice 🌴🌵🌵🌵🌴🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bethhumma4370]

Do you ever put diatomaceous earth mixed in soil to prevent mealy bugs?

[@christinaeilers3562]

Will mealybug eggs or larvae get killed off using Mosquito Bits?

[@succulentlivingbymarija8872]

No, I don’t think they are fit mealy bug treatment.

[@christinaeilers3562]

@@succulentlivingbymarija8872 the tips of my stapelia are at times dried, shriveled. Does that mean I'm not watering enough?

[@succulentlivingbymarija8872]

@@christinaeilers3562 yes, that would be sign of under watering.

[@christinaeilers3562]

Another question, some of the stems on my Stapelia feel soft, I use a moisture meter and I can tell the roots seem moist. Perhaps soft stems are a sign of root rot? 😕 Yes, I'm struggling to keep this plant happy indoors.

[@user-ms9bk7vf3b]

Plant you don't know ID of is stapelianthus decaryi.