They have such cool blooms. I recently received a bunch of cuttings of different varieties. I have no idea how long until they reach blooming size but it will be worth the wait.
Karyn

if you leave the plant outdoors, you will eventually get maggots all over them like this:

Gross, but cool - it's fun watching them crawl around and fall off & die

Blech! I get maggots in my Dracunculus vulgaris but I don't see them unless I go looking. That pic looks like it could be an animal's flesh because of the color and the "hairs" on the bloom. My stapelia's will definitely be staying in the house while in bloom. lol
Karyn