Scientific Name: Ceropegia linearis ssp. woodii
Common Name: string of hearts, rosary vine
Family Name: Apocynaceae
Origin: Africa
Hardiness Zone: Zone 11: (above 4 °C)
Plant Type: Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Mature Size: < 0.1m x 2 - 3m (height x width)
Habit: Pendulous
Form: Creeping / Mat-like
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Succulent, Glabrous, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers solitary, Pink, Jul-Aug
Fruit: Follicle, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Stems thin, trailing; leaves opposite, heart-shaped, entire margins, pointed tip, dark green, often with silvery variegation, about 2cm long; flowers arise one per node, tubular with swollen base, pinkish with darker protruding anthers, about 2cm long.