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Stapelia gigantea

Stapelia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to south eastern Africa. Growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall, it is a clump-forming succulent with erect green stems 3 cm (1 in) thick. In summer, large star-shaped 5-petalled flowers up to 35 cm (14 in) in diameter are borne. The flowers are red and yellow, wrinkled, with a silky texture and fringed with hairs. They have the appearance and smell of rotting flesh in order to attract the flies which pollinate them. The plant is commonly referred to as the carrion or toad plant (although the name "carrion plant" can also refer to Stapelia grandiflora). Stapelia gigantea sometimes also goes by the name of Stapelia nobilis or Stapelia marlothii.
With a minimum temperature of 11 °C(52 °F), this plant is usually grown as a houseplant in temperate zones. It has gained the Royal
Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit