BRACHYSTELMA BARBERAE

The genera name from Greek; brachys meaning 'short', and stelma means 'crown, garland, wreath'; alluding to the short staminal corona of some species. The species is named after Mary Elizabeth Barber (born in 1818 as Bowker). It's probably most famous/feared for its flower, which smells like rotten meat! As far as I remember, all of the branches will fall of in autumn. It can't stand frost (need above 10 C). **)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. The leaves of an adult plant by Stan Shebs, Wikidata.org.