Ceropegia linearissubsp.woodii(Schltr . ) H. Huber

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Ceropegia woodii

Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii (String of Hearts) aka Ceropegia woodii

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class : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeGenus : Ceropegia

Ceropegia linearissubsp.woodiiis aboriginal toSouth Africa , Swaziland , andZimbabwe .

Ceropegia linearissubsp.woodii , also known asCeropegia woodii , is a trailing succulent with slender stem and warmheartedness - mold leaf . The stems can grow up to 13.1 feet ( 4 metre ) long . The leaf are light-green with blank to gray and promiscuous purple marking on the upper surface and pink to fall purple on the bottom . They can measure up to 0.8 inches ( 2 atomic number 96 ) in length and width . With age , the works develops a woody stock at its foundation .

Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii (String of Hearts) aka Ceropegia woodii

The flush usually come along from recent summer to other fall and last up to 6 week . They are pink , cannular with a small balloon - like base , and can grow up to 0.8 inches ( 2 atomic number 96 ) long . The lobes at the apex are dark purple with purplish hair and form arch - like structures . The fruit are horn - shaped follicles that contain two-dimensional cum with parachute - similar tufts of white hairs .

USDA hardiness zones11a to 11b : from 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° cytosine ) .

A gritty compost is suited , and clay kitty help with drain , specially for the species with white inspissate roots and for specie forming large tubers . Ceropegias apprize water and a littlefertilizerduring warm weather , although some watering guardianship   is postulate for the more hard species . The vine - alike mintage can suffer from prolonged drought .

Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii (String of Hearts) aka Ceropegia woodii

Typically , many of these species uprise and rise course among Dubyuh , which provide shade and humidness to the base , while the vegetative emergence is in the light . Where genus Tuber come about , they are considerably planted on the compost ’s surface , and the vegetal growth is appropriate to twine around supports or trail down from a hanging stack . The latter increase mode has the advantage of not using valuable bench space . Small tubers organise at joints in the tenuous theme of some species can be used forpropagation . If the tuber rots or dries out , do n’t panic . If some of the top growth is still in reasonable condition , it may be possible to deliver the industrial plant by re - rooting stems in damp gravel .

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Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii (String of Hearts) aka Ceropegia woodii

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