Help Me ID This Plant

[Roll_Bones]

My mother in law bought this plant and it had no tag on it. So, I have no idea as to how to care for it.
It looks like a cactus, but I am not sure. It is a succulent for sure and I need to know its name. So I can care for it properly.
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question.
See the pictures below.
TIA

 

[cave76]

It looks a lot like a Stapelia Scitula.

It's a succulent. To find out how to take care of it just google the name.

 

[menumaker]

It certainly looks like a succulent to me. Keep it like a general cacti, don't water it until very dry. It should produce flowers, not sure when though???

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Your MIL has good taste for beautiful plants.

 

[Katie H]

Pretty cool plant. I loooooove plants. Check out this for more information on your plant, including watering and care instructions. I like Logee's and have purchased many times from them.

 

[Cheryl J]

It certainly looks like a succulent to me. Keep it like a general cacti, don't water it until very dry. It should produce flowers, not sure when though???

I agree with this, let it dry out between watering. Pretty little plant.

 

[cave76]

Pretty cool plant. I loooooove plants. Check out this for more information on your plant, including watering and care instructions. I like Logee's and have purchased many times from them.

Logee is the common name for Stapelia scitula. More people would probably recognize the common name. Pretty plant.

 

[Dawgluver]

Logee is the common name for Stapelia scitula. More people would probably recognize the common name. Pretty plant.

Huh? Logee's is the name of the greenhouse.

 

[cave76]

Huh? Logee's is the name of the greenhouse.

Well, color me stupid, unable to read and other names! I could have sworn that I saw that as the common name.

You're so right------ I'm not through my first cup of coffee. Can I use that as an excuse?

Moving on----- the real common name of the plant is Starfish Flower. That's my story---- until I find out I've gotten THAT wrong too! Sheesh on Me.

 

[Roll_Bones]

It looks a lot like a Stapelia Scitula.
It's a succulent. To find out how to take care of it just google the name.

Thanks. I now have the info.
Thanks everyone else too!

 

[Steve Kroll]

I've seen these before but didn't know what they were called. I see a lot of references where it's called the "African starfish flower" or just "starfish flower". So I'm assuming that's the common name.