Stapelia concinna

Stapelia concinna is a small, clump-forming stapeliad from the southwestern Cape of South Africa, growing in winter-rainfall shrubland near the coast. It likes bright light with a little midday shade, mild temperatures and careful watering, and rots quickly if kept wet and cold. The measured records are large but include many plants outside Africa, so treat the climate as indicative.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Inferred from Cape stapeliads: among rocks and under low shrubs in coastal fynbos and renosterveld scrub, where stems get bright light but partial protection from the harshest sun.

South African records mostly lie below about 800 m, median around 200 m.

South Africa

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.