Adenia volkensii Crassulaceae Astrophytum asterias 'Super Kabuto' The

Astrophytum asterias 'Super Kabuto'  The Japanese Sea Urchin cactus

In time the stems will grow longer and branch

The plant clumps readily

It is a clumping species and has short spines

A attractive East African caudiciform vine related to cucumbers

Adenia volkensii Crassulaceae Astrophytum asterias 'Super Kabuto' TheAdenia volkensii Family: Passifloraceae. A nice caudiciform shrub or woody vine from East Africa with red and green mottled stems. This species is closely related to Passion Flowers (sorry, these have tiny flowers!). The leaves are rounded when young but soon it starts producing interesting lobed leaves. Water regularly during the growing season. When it goes dormant keep dry over the winter then water again when it warms up in the spring. Should be