Ahhh .. San Diego

[Walking Void]

It's called Stapelia gigantea. Its flowers are 16 inches across. And they exude a smell attractive to flies. But aren't they cool? I asked the owner if he had a start of it anywhere but all he had was this one, the mother plant. Then he went back picked up a cutting he had made of it and gave it to me for free. Here is another photo of it showing its hairy fringe, and another showing a fly looking for the dead thing to lay its eggs on. I'm told flies do get fooled regularly into laying their eggs on the flower.

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Outstanding.