Flowering stapeliads

I photographed Orbea variegata flowering madly growing in an old wheelbarrow in my mother's garden. I was surprised to see it flowering so early but when looking it up, I found that it is actually a winter-grower, because it is native to the Western Cape, a winter rainfall area. All along, I thought that stapeliads only grew in summer rainfall areas. I think I have this plant and perhaps the reason mine has never flowered is because I keep all of my stapeliads dry in winter, as the combination of water and cold weather is usually fatal to stapeliads.

Live and learn, I suppose. I will have to separate it from the communal pot it's currently growing in and start watering the plant in winter.

A closeup of the centre of the flower, it's not a particularly stinky flower and it's truly spectacular when there are a couple of flowers open in the same time.