Plant information
Family: Apocynaceae [1]
Accepted scientific name: Cynanchum viminale subsp. stipitaceum [1]
Synonyms: Asclepias stipitacea, Sarcostemma stipitaceum, Sarcostemma viminale subsp. stipitaceum [1]
Heterotypic Synonyms: Sarcostemma andongense [1]
Basionym: Asclepias stipitacea [2]
Distribution: Angola, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen [1]
Common names: N/A
Cynanchum viminale subsp. stipitaceum is an extremely rare vine and stem succulent plant from East Africa. The unique thing about the Cynanchum plants is that they have no leaves, but they do produce bouquets of beautiful small flowers. And they have similar care needs to the Ceropegia plants, while their flowers resemble those of Hoya plants, waxy and delicate!
Other known genera in the Apocynaceae family are: Adenium, Apteranthes, Asclepias, Australluma, Boucerosia, Caralluma, Ceropegia, Desmidorchis, Dischidia, Duvalia, Edithcolea, Hoya, Huernia, Orbea, Piaranthus, Plumeria, Rhytidocaulon, Stapelia, Tromotriche, White-sloanea etc.
Plant care
Maximum growth: up to 300 cm (length of the vine-branches).
Foliage: evergreen
Type of growth: climbing; creeping; hanging.
Flowering season: Summer.
Flower color: yellow/pink
Flower size: 15 to 30 mm.
Fragrance: pheromones, trapping insects (mainly flies that feed with the nectar).
Temperature: room temperature: ~20°C (68°F); it can also stay outside during summertime.
Light (winter): bright indirect: 20% / sunlight: 80% (preferred)
Light (winter): bright indirect: 100%
Light (Summer): partial shade 50% / sunlight 50% (preferred)
Light (Summer): partial shade 20% / sunlight 80%
Growing medium: cactus soil 70% / perlite 20% (preferred for good aeration of the roots) / sand/gravel 10% (preferred for good aeration of the roots)
Watering: depends on the temperature. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings. During winter reduce watering dramatically, and only water when the plant shows signs of dehydration.
Fertilizing: each month from April to July with half the dose of a general liquid houseplant fertilizer.
Sources
1. POWO: Cynanchum viminale subsp. stipitaceum
2. Tropicos: Cynanchum viminale subsp. stipitaceum
Price
1x rooted cutting similar to that seen in the second and third image: €24,00
€25,00 with flexible frost-free protection
€26,00 with heat pack
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