Wait a sec... Hybrids? First time im hearing of this.... I didnt even know that stapeliad hybrids existed....

They flower readily in captivity and you know how plant people are. They'll grow anything as long as it's a seed.

Yeah....but how often can I encounter such plants, in wholesale?...... though my recent experience has led me to believe otherwise....

You have a good point there. However, if they are anything like Hoya (industry) and Orchid (industry) people, they are always looking for better hybrids to be more sturdy in typical conditions under typical care with weird or exciting new things (leaves, colors, flowers, size).

Thats true.... but there always is and was demand for hoya and orchids, and ive seen plenty of old hoya plants as well..... but i am questioning whether there is a high demand for slow growing succulent plants with stinky flowers..... i dont live in the US, and the plant is from a local manufacturer. And I can only speculate that rare plants=hard to grow and propagate for mass production. Then again, same one made and sold euphorbia heptagona and orbea decaisneana..... those two arent dutch shelf variety cultivars either....

Or maybe they are trying to make them less stinky, more colorful and more vigorous growth? Never know where "the next big thing" will come from! (And you know "they" are always looking for the next big thing.)

The last big thing was wall gardens..... think it didnt sell so well. As for trying to make them less stinky, well, ill wish them luck with that. Hybridizing euphorbia, that i get. the hybrids are very interesting. Hybridizing stapeliads..... unless the flowers end up looking better and dont smell as bad, there really is not point, since most stapeliads are almost identical looking....

The stems look a litle like those of Huernia Zebrina... but you can not know until the first flower does.

Whats bothering me the hexagonal rib structure. If it were the case with huernia zebrina, most plants are quad ribbed. I know some variation exists, but maybe its due to the plants young age.