Caralluma joannis (Succulents)

Pleasant succulent characterized by slender cylindrical stems that do not exceed heights of about one meter, tending to prostrate towards the ground and assume creeping character. The stems have a quadrangular section, with ribs well spaced and adorned with soft teeth but well protruding. The epidermis assumes grey-bluish shades that tend to purple when the specimen is abundantly exposed to sunlight. The true strength of Caralluma joannis is however the inflorescence: in late summer its stems, near the apex, are enriched by a corolla of small groups of peculiar stelliform flowers, whose velvety cream-coloured surface is delicately streaked with dark colors until it fades towards burgundy on the tips, for a truly breathtaking final effect!