Edithcolea Grandis, is a succulent plant with leafless, richly branched, perennial, and decumbent stems. It is native to Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula.

Edithcolea is a monotypic genus with a single species Edithcolea grandis.
Growing and caring for edithcolea grandis NEEDS YOUR EFFORT. Even though this plant is a succulent plant, it originates from the tropical regions of Africa, so you must be very careful when growing it in a temperate region. What’s more, Edithcolea grandis indoor care is the same as caring for it outdoors.

This plant can grow in USDA hardiness zones 10b to 11b. With much more effort, you can grow the plant in zone 9b, but it is hardier in 10b to 11b.
As an indoor plant, you should place your edithcolea grandis pot on the south or east-facing windowsills of your home. In winter, you can grow your edithcolea grandis plants by placing them under 12 or more hours of grow lights.

Water
Water your edithcolea grandis just like other succulents, so only water it when the soil is dry. Make sure that you planted your edithcolea grandis in well-drained soil.

Best way to water plants in pots:
Immerse the pot in water (Optional: add Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer to the water) for about 15 minutes to 30 minutes. DRAIN any excess water. Repeat after the top soil is dry.

Once classified in the family Asclepiadaceae, it is now in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

The genus is named after Edith Cole.
Rank: Genus
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Edithcolea; N.E.Br. 1895
Species: E. grandis

Edithcolea Grandis is a succulent plant with leafless, richly branched, perennial, and decumbent stems with a diameter of 2 to 4 cm and up to 30 cm in length (ref prota, ref Field 80). The glabrous stems are 4 or 5-angled and armed with regularly placed hard and acute spinelike teeth or tubercles. The base color of the plant varies from green to red with brownish spots.

The bisexual flowers are 8 to 13 cm in diameter and are formed near the apex of the branches. The flower consists of an outer corolla with 5 corolla lobes (petals), which are fused halfway to the center, and a relatively small inner corolla. The outside or back side of the flower is yellow to green. The inside consists of a pale yellow base color with a purple-reddish pattern of spots at the outside that gradually become smaller near the inner corona, which has itself has concentric reddish lines. Long purple hairs are present at the border of the brim of the outer corolla lobes. The flower is at times described as the Persian carpet flower. The carrion-like smell of the flowers attracts flies and other insects for pollination.

The fruit (follicles) contain a large number of seeds. The oval-shaped seeds bear a tuft of hairs (coma) so they can be dispersed with the wind. The smaller variant baylissiana (Lavros & Hardy) has more branched stems that are smaller in diameter (1 to 1.5 cm), shorter (10 cm), and are often spirally twisted.

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