Showing posts with label Dorstenia foetida ssp. lancifolia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dorstenia foetida ssp. lancifolia. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Dorstenia foetida subsp. lancifolia

Fascinating plants these! Just finishing off a summer of growth, it's time to flower. And what flowers.
The flower gives it its common name "Shield Flower", the "Shield" being a multitude of tiny flowers. The plant is of course Dorstenia foetida subsp. lancifolia. Of course.
Native to a wide area, including Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen and Oman

These plants are especially sensitive to boggy conditions and appreciate a bright location. They will go dormant, or at least partially so, during the winter when water should be a rare condition. They're grown from seed, so prepare to catch them. They can blast away a distance of a couple of meters.