Ceropegia Woodii Variegata is also commonly known as ‘String of Hearts’ succulents up to 4 inches 10 cm tall and spreads up to 13.1 feet 4 m. The string of Hearts has beautiful creamy pink and green heart-shaped up to 0.8 inches 2 cm long. A most noticeable feature of the plant is the purple tone stem. Flowers are up to 0.8 inches 2 cm long.It is a succulent that is great to add some color to your garden.
How to Grow and Care
How to Grow and Care
A gritty compost is suitable and clay pots help with drainage, especially for the species with white thickened roots which are the most susceptible to rotting and for species forming large tubers. Ceropegias appreciate water and a little fertilizer during warm weather, although some care with watering is required for the more difficult species. The vine-like species can suffer from prolonged drought.
Typically, many of these species grow and climb naturally among bushes which provide shade and humidity to the base, while the vegetative growth is in the light.
Light: Ceropegia does well in bright light. It does not need full sun. If the light is too low the stem will stretch and the leaves will be far apart. It will look better if grown in enough light. Also, the purple coloring will fade.
Water: It likes to be water regularly. The leaves should be thick and full. If they are paper thick the plant is low on water.
Soil: Ceropegia will grow in any type of soils. Add more perlite to the mix so the roots do not get too wet. In wetter soil mix the plant must be allowed to dry between watering.
Fertilizer: Alway with fertilizer, less is more. A little fertilizer is helpful. Using too much will possibly burn the roots.
Origin: Ceropegia Woodii Variegata (or ‘String of Hearts’) is known to be native to South Africa, Swaziland, and even Zimbabwe
Propagation
It is usually from cuttings. If they are a tuber forming on one of the stems. They can be placed against the soil in a pot. When they have rooted down you can cut the stem and have a separate plant. You can also cut off a tuber and part of the stem and coil it around the small pot. It will have the chance to root. Most succulent plants will root from small pieces. It is a natural way to maximize the chances for the plants' survival if not the mother plant then pieces of it.
- Learn more at TIPS: HOW TO GROW AND CARE CEROPEGIA
Subspecies, Varieties, Forms
Ceropegia linearis E.Mey.
Ceropegia linearis subs. debilis
Ceropegia linearis subs. tenuis
Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii
Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii f. variegata hort.
- Scientific Name: Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii f. variegata hort.
- Accepted Scientific Name: Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H. Huber
- Common Names: Rosary Vine, Collar of Hearts, Heart Strings, Chain of Hearts, Keepsake Heart, Sweetheart vine, Hearts-on-a-string, Chinese Lantern, String of hearts
- Synonyms: Ceropegia barbertonensis,Ceropegia collaricorona Werderm, Ceropegia euryacme Schltr, Ceropegia hastata, Ceropegia leptocarpa, Ceropegia schoenlandii
- Family: Apocynaceae
- Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
- Genus: Ceropegia
- Species: C. woodii
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How to Grow and Care
How to Grow and Care
A gritty compost is suitable and clay pots help with drainage, especially for the species with white thickened roots which are the most susceptible to rotting and for species forming large tubers. Ceropegias appreciate water and a little fertilizer during warm weather, although some care with watering is required for the more difficult species. The vine-like species can suffer from prolonged drought.
Typically, many of these species grow and climb naturally among bushes which provide shade and humidity to the base, while the vegetative growth is in the light.
Light: Ceropegia does well in bright light. It does not need full sun. If the light is too low the stem will stretch and the leaves will be far apart. It will look better if grown in enough light. Also, the purple coloring will fade.
Water: It likes to be water regularly. The leaves should be thick and full. If they are paper thick the plant is low on water.
Soil: Ceropegia will grow in any type of soils. Add more perlite to the mix so the roots do not get too wet. In wetter soil mix the plant must be allowed to dry between watering.
Fertilizer: Alway with fertilizer, less is more. A little fertilizer is helpful. Using too much will possibly burn the roots.
Origin: Ceropegia Woodii Variegata (or ‘String of Hearts’) is known to be native to South Africa, Swaziland, and even Zimbabwe
Propagation
It is usually from cuttings. If they are a tuber forming on one of the stems. They can be placed against the soil in a pot. When they have rooted down you can cut the stem and have a separate plant. You can also cut off a tuber and part of the stem and coil it around the small pot. It will have the chance to root. Most succulent plants will root from small pieces. It is a natural way to maximize the chances for the plants' survival if not the mother plant then pieces of it.
- Learn more at TIPS: HOW TO GROW AND CARE CEROPEGIA
Subspecies, Varieties, Forms
Ceropegia linearis E.Mey.
Ceropegia linearis subs. debilis
Ceropegia linearis subs. tenuis
Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii
Ceropegia linearis subs. woodii f. variegata hort.
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