Dorstenia foetida
Commonly known as “Shield Flower”, Dorstenia is a truly unique African succulent. The disc-shaped pseudanthia (false flowers) bear, small, hard seeds, which they explosively fleeing several feet in each direction, all the plant to colonize new areas. This species requires winter dormancy, with consistent moisture through spring and summer, tapering off through fall until it’s allowed to go fully dry between waterings in winter time. It needs a very poorest, well draining soil to prevent the roots for becoming waterlogged and prefers warm temperatures.






