About
Ceropegia sandersonii is a perennial succulent that retains its foliage year-round. It features climbing stems adorned with heart-shaped leaves and produces solitary, parachute-like flowers in green. Each flower has a funnel-shaped tube that can reach up to 5 cm long, typically blooming during the summer months.
About the genus
Ceropegia includes evergreen or semi-evergreen perennials that can grow upright, climb, or trail. These plants typically have succulent leaves arranged oppositely and produce uniquely shaped flowers during the summer. After flowering, they may develop cylindrical fruits filled with silky, tufted seeds.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Cactus Succulent, Conservatory Greenhouse, Climber Wall Shrub, Houseplants
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- S Africa, Mozam.
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in a mixture of 2 parts sharp sand to 1 part each of loam, peat and leaf mould in bright filtered light. During the growing season feed 2 or 3 times with a low nitrogen liquid fertilizer and water moderately. Keep dry at other times
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at 21 - 24°C in early spring or take stem cuttings and root in sand at a temperature of 22 - 25°C
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, scale insects and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free