How to overwinter my Stapelia?

[LONGK]

In the spring I was given a wee section of Stapelia gigantea. It has grown well making several "fingers" and now has a flower forming.

So how do I go about overwintering this?

Thanks in advance....................

[Chrisg]

I lost all mine, after they did ok in a cold greenhouse and I got a bit carried away and tried them outside.

Anyway A cold greenhouse should be fine. If I remember correctly you have one you are going to keep around 0?

[LONGK]

I lost all mine, after they did ok in a cold greenhouse and I got a bit carried away and tried them outside.

Anyway A cold greenhouse should be fine. If I remember correctly you have one you are going to keep around 0?

I knew that you would have the answer!
I'm aiming for 3 to 5°c minimum really. Will I lose the bloom?

Trying not to get too cocky with the dry plants, but had two more of these today on my Opuntia.....................


Plus I found a flower spike on my Haworthia attenuata v caespitosa for the first time in three years!

[Chrisg]

I find they tend to be far tougher than we think, I used to leave my shed unheated and as long as it stayed above -5 most of plants were fine. I think if you keep it above 0 then you may get lucky with the flower. Main thing with all succulents is to cut down or out the watering from now. I will maybe water my plants once more if we have any more hot weather with a tiny amount of water, but aim for them to be totally dry by the first frosts.

[LONGK]

I have a few reasons for this slightly indulgent temperature target;

My fledgling collection of Lachenalia and other South African winter growing bulbs.
3 flowering size Echium candicans.
19 Isoplexis isabelliana seedlings.
Various Salvia and Lobelia seedlings, including L.gibberoa.
Most importantly - my Cantua buxifolia.

[Frank]

I picked up a Stapelia in my local garden centre of all places. Nothing special there but it was advertised in the outdoor section and label says good to -5C. At a couple of pounds I couldn't resist and planted one, which will get rain cover. Suspect it could turn mush .....

[STEPH]

My Stapelia is growing prolifically and it spends most of its time in the conservatory roof, summer, winter, it just goes on getting bigger.