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Stapelia grandiflora in bloom

Stapeliad care guide

What you need to know to grow your stapeliads successfully: light requirements, soil, watering, and winter hardiness.

Stapeliad care guide

What you need to know to grow your stapeliads successfully: light requirements, soil, watering, and winter hardiness.

A cactus with thin light green pads tinted purple with stress coloration, and several-inch long spines

How to deal with cactus spines

By a person who currently has several spines embedded in them.

How to deal with cactus spines

By a person who currently has several spines embedded in them.

Detail of stems on a huernia melting due to root rot

Stapeliad disease: root rot

Stapeliads tend to be hardy, but can succumb to root rot if they aren't cared for correctly.

Stapeliad disease: root rot

Stapeliads tend to be hardy, but can succumb to root rot if they aren't cared for correctly.

Detail of an illustrative print depicting a mealybug infestation on a stapelia

Stapeliad pests: mealybugs

Mealybugs are a pest to many cacti and succulents, including stapeliads. Know thy enemy.

Stapeliad pests: mealybugs

Mealybugs are a pest to many cacti and succulents, including stapeliads. Know thy enemy.

Top of a torch cactus with fuzzy brown buds

The trouble with tribbles

What, these old things? Those are just cactus buds. Everything you need to know about your budding cactus.

The trouble with tribbles

What, these old things? Those are just cactus buds. Everything you need to know about your budding cactus.