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Apocynaceae
Rosary Vine Flower
Ceropegia woodii
Love and connection.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Ceropegia
- Native to
- South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- Trailing succulent
- Height
- Trails to 2-4 meters
- Sunlight
- Bright indirect light
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Also called 'string of hearts,' the heart-shaped leaves grow in pairs along trailing purple stems.
- The tubular flowers act as temporary insect traps, holding flies until they are coated in pollen.
- Small aerial tubers form along the stems and can root to start new plants if they touch soil.
- The species was named after John Medley Wood, who discovered it in 1881 in Natal, South Africa.
- It stores water in a large underground tuber called a caudex that can grow to the size of a tennis ball.
Color meanings
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Devotion
1
Intertwined hearts
2
Eternal bond