メラスフェルラhttp://pza.sanbi.org/melasphaerula-gramineaより抜粋It favours richer soils of clay and loam. It prefers to grow in sheltered localities, on sandstone or limestone usually favouring cool, southerly slopes or east-facing hillsides, in shady and moist places. 粘土質の肥えた土壌を好む。涼しい南斜面か東向き山腹の、日陰の湿った場所を好んで砂岩や石灰岩上の遮蔽場所に生えたがる。 The unpleasantly scented, sour and putrid odours emitted by the flowers attract small March Flies (a nectar-feeding fly) 花から放出される不快な酸っぱいかび臭が小さなアブ（ツリアブ）を引きつける。 This plant prefers dappled shade but also performs well in morning sun.Melasphaerula graminea performs optimally in a well-aerated mixture of leaf mould or finely milled bark and coarse river-sand or industrial (silica) sand. In summer the growing medium should be kept dry. Regular drenching from autumn to early spring is required. Sow seeds in autumn. In ideal conditions seedlings will easily flower in their second season. この植物はまだら日陰を好むがまた朝日でもうまくいく。腐葉土か細かく砕いたバークと粗い川砂か工業用（シリカ）砂との通気の良い混合土が最適である。夏には生育培地を乾燥させておく。秋から早春までの水遣りが必要である。秋に種を蒔く。理想的にいくと、2期目には咲く。 |