Stinky beauty...

[paphioboy]

Stapelia grandiflora in bloom.. A bit smelly, but the entire flower is covered in long pink hairs.. Quite cool eh.. Enjoy!

[David]

Nice flower. What is that? As suggested by your thread title, is it smelly?

[funkychips]

Paphioboy, I didn't know we have them here in Malaysia!! If not mistaken this is from South Africa. They bloom during the spring/rainy season with other succulents.

[plantlover]

Looks artificial with all that fabric looking petals. So unique. Is it really smelly. But the beauty beats the smelliness.

[marvin1997]

I thought you were talking about Rafflesias(not to be confused with the N.rafflesiana)

[plantlover]

Rafflesiana are very big and stinky.Unlike this cute pretty plant. A lot of plants are stinky but beautiful.

[paphioboy]

This is a succulent belonging to the family Asclepiadaceae, which includes the European milkweed, hoyas, antplants etc..

funkychips, yes it is actually available in Malaysia. Most frequently general plant nurseries stock them in their mixed cacti collecions without even knowing. A good method of identifying a stapeliad (or its cousin, Huernia), is the stems which are 4 or 5-angled (almost square in cross section) and usually lack long sharp spines. The spines are often very short or absent, or modified into little hooks. But since most species are so similar, you won't even know what you're getting, which adds to the fun. Now I'm on the lookout for gigantea/nobilis which can have blooms up to 30cm diameter.. :D

[lisham]

Nice!