Orbea semota ssp. orientalis Caudiciform Give good light and protect

Give good light and protect from frost

Keep dryer in the winter and in very hot summer weather

An attractive globular cactus with strong ribs and sharp spines

Moderately cold hardy to 20F

It is generally green

Orbea semota ssp. orientalis Caudiciform Give good light and protectOrbea semota ssp. orientalis Family: Apocynaceae (Asclepidaceae). An attractive Stapeliad with reddish brown flowers that have dangling fringe along the margins. People tend to shy away from Stapeliads because of their reputation for being rot prone, but actually they are simple to grow. Give lots of light, but protect from hot afternoon sun in summer. During the growing season they can be watered as much as any other succulent (i. e. regularly but