Notes on Monolluma hexagona
It has been flowering since the past weeks and today, I am finally able to create a post for it- when it's already down to its last head of flowers. Monolluma hexagona hails from Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen and is said to grow on shallow soils in between stone outcrops. It was originally described as Caralluma hexagona by John Jacob Lavranos in 1963 but moved to Monolluma in 2002 by Ulrich Meve and Sigrid Liede. In 1995 it was placed in the genus Sulcolluma by Darrell Charles Plowes and just last year Peter Vincent Bruyns transferred the taxon to Ceropegia , a move that has not met wide acceptance. Monolluma hexagona is a much-branched succulent and grows to around 20 cm tall; old specimens are matting plants with stout underground runners that give rise to more growths. You'll often see references to this plant as being difficult to grow, and indeed, it appears to demand a bit more attention compared to other stapeliads. This is a plant that c...