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Huernia macrocarpa is a small, colourful stem succulent in the milkweed family (Apocynaceae), grown for its star-shaped, dark pink flowers. Keep it dry and bright, and water sparingly.
Huernia macrocarpa is a colorful succulent plant related to the milkweeds. This beautiful plant grows to a height of five or six meters, extending fleshy, toothed arms, dark pink star-shaped flowers and small eyes. It is commonly kept as a potted houseplant.
Boucerosia frerei · Caralluma adscendens · Ceropegia dichotoma · Ceropegia fusca · Ceropegia pusilla · Fountain Flower · Hearts entangled · Hoodia alstonii · Hoodia currorii · Huernia guttata · Huernia hystrix · Huernia pillansii
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
