Starfish Cactus, Toad Cactus (Orbea variegata)

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Oct 26, 2003

Common name: Starfish Cactus, Toad Cactus
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Orbea
Species variegata

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/52942/

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Oct 26, 2003

What a great picture.

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eloopj Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Oct 27, 2003

Great picture and cool looking plant!!

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jagonjune Edmonton, AB(Zone 3a) Oct 28, 2003

What an unusual plant. Would love to have one; but given the climate I will be satisfied looking at your beautiful photo.

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Oct 28, 2003

Thanks, it is one of my favorite plants.....I've had it for about 20 years. Portions of it have crested, which makes it all the more interesting.

It is a prolific grower, I've split some of it into another pot and will be breaking up the large pot into four seperate containers come spring. It colors up when it exits the greenhouse in May. Because of the high temps we've been having it is still outside this year, but will soon go into shelter for the winter.

jagonjune - this is easily grown as a houseplant or under glass, but usually needs summer sunshine and fresh air to flower. (A little diluted fish emulsion will also promote flowering.)

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cacti_lover Henderson, NV(Zone 9b) Jan 29, 2005

What a beautiful flower! The colors are nice and the cresting is just wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

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