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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Plant Height: Trails or climbs to 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pale pink to Burgundy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Terrariums
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 65º-75ºF
Pollinators: Flies

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Common names
  • String of Needles
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ceropegia debilis
  • Synonym: Ceropegia linearis subsp. debilis

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-11-10
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-08-04
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-08-04
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-11-10
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-08-04
Comments:
  • Posted by BrendaVR (Ontario, Canada - Zone 6a) on Aug 23, 2014 8:50 AM concerning plant:
    Regarding rooting: I had read on the net elsewhere that Ceropegia could be rooted in water, but I was very skeptical...with them being dry-loving succulent-type plants and all. All I had done before was to root extra branches in soil. When my linearis suffered from over-watering and I had many stray strands of plant, I planted some the way I normally do, burying a portion below the soil and keeping it watered regularly, but I also placed a few extras into a cup of water. That was two weeks ago, and last night I did notice that some roots had formed! While much of the stem under the water HAD rotted away, as I had expected, most of the stems did grow roots at the node closest to the water surface.

    So, it IS possible to root Ceropegia in water.
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Recurving leaves by BrendaVR Aug 4, 2014 10:09 PM 0

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