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Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent which grows in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa. It is well-known for its appetite suppressing properties and has been used by the San Bushmen for centuries to suppress their appetite and survive in the harsh climatic conditions of the desert, in which food and water are scarce. This succulent can take five to seven year to grow to its full maturity. It also sprouts flowers, which are very essential for it natural propagation in the Desert.

The flowers of the Hoodia Gordonii succulent resemble the appearance of petunia flowers, and are very large in size. The color of the flowers ranges from pale straw to dark maroon. Flowers normally bloom during the months or August or September. Each flower can grow to each a size of 75 mm in diameter.

Flowers in the Hoodia Gordonii succulent, are very essential because they serve the purpose of pollination. They give off very bad odor, more like the smell of rotten meat, which attracts flies. The flies enable pollination and this unusual means of pollination biology is referred to as ‘Myophily’.  These flowers are nature’s way of growing and spreading Hoodia Gordonii across the desert surface.