The Persian Carpet Flower

Edithcolea grandis is a succulent with leafless richly branched stems and attractive pale yellow flowers with red brown spots.

The persian carpet flower.

It has a high tolerance for heat and drought. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ceropegia species persian carpet flower ceropegia sordida supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. It is the only species in it s genus and renown for its large patterned flower. The persian carpet flower edithcolea grandis is a perennial evergreen.

Persian rug flower edithcolea grandis done this page from our gardens along with some information network edgr. The carrion like smell of the flowers attracts flies and other insects for pollination. The carrion like smell of the flowers attracts flies and other insects for pollination. It is native to africa and to the arabian peninsula.

The genus is named after edith cole 1859 1940. Edithcolea is a monotypic genus with a single species edithcolea grandis persian carpet flower. Long purple hairs are present at the border of the brim of the outer corolla lobes. It is a warm weather plant that prefers partial shade and well drained soils.

The persian carpet is the finest source of handmade oriental rugs in the triangle area and beyond. Hamadan persian carpet weaving is usually in middle east and beyond at a. The fruit follicles contain a large number of seeds. The flowers are 3 inches in diameter and bloom from early spring to late summer with brown spots.

The remarkable flower is at times described as the persian carpet flower. Plants are often procumbent in habit but can be maintained upright or allowed to hang or trail. Edithcolea grandis is perhaps the most distinctive member of the stapeliads. It s leafless stems branch richly and can grow over 10 inches long.

Browse our gardens meadows and trading some welldraining dirt and containers with quality handmade oriental rugs persian a temperature above 80f 27c for best results. At our showroom you ll find an extensive inventory of over 7 000 carpets that is unmatched in the durham area and throughout north carolina. Long purple hairs are present at the border of the brim of the outer corolla lobes. Once classified in the family asclepiadaceae it is now in the subfamily asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family apocynaceae.

The persian carpet is the finest source of handmade oriental rugs in the triangle area and beyond. The stems are sharp toothed 4 or 5 angled grey green to red with brownish spots up to 12 inches 30 cm long and up to 1 6 inches 4 cm in diameter.