Orbea speciosa

[Mafate]

Hello all, not an orchid but an Asclepiadaceae from South-Africa: Orbea speciosa, with its flower not fully opened (petals will be a little bit more reversed then).

Hope you like it. ;-)

 

[paphfreak]

Looks like something out of aliens! Fantastic flower

 

[Paphluvr]

Very cool flower. Does this have a putrid smell?

 

[Mafate]

Very cool flower. Does this have a putrid smell?

No scent at all fortunately.

 

[Paphluvr]

I hadn't noticed it the first time, but when you look at the detailed photo of the center of the plant it appears to be a face with large ears, mouth open, pointy nose and eyes closed. Totally bizarre.

 

[Mafate]

I hadn't noticed it the first time, but when you look at the detailed photo of the center of the plant it appears to be a face with large ears, mouth open, pointy nose and eyes closed. Totally bizarre.

Thanks for pointing this out, I didn’t notice too!

 

[paphfreak]

Like the creature which popped out of the guys stomach in alien!

 

[Mafate]

Hello all, here it is fully opened.

 

[Linus_Cello]

I don’t see the alien chest burster. I do see Starro the Conqueror.

 

[Ozpaph]

very interesting and intricate flower

 

[mrhappyrotter]

I'm not a super serious collector of Stapeliads, but I do have a small collection of species from several genera. This isn't a species that was on my radar, but it's one that I have to say fits my taste quite well. I love yellow flowers, starry shapes, and spots and stripes. Granted, the genus Orbea has some really great species and there are many standouts.