String of
hearts
Ceropegia
woodii is a succulent flowering trailing plant native to South Africa and
Zimbabwe. It was discovered in 1881 by John Medley Wood, the curator of the
Durban Botanic Gardens, hanging from rocks on Groenberg Mountain. In 1894, J.
M. Wood sent a living plant to The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The plant eventually
flowered and was named for the man who discovered it.The plant
has heart-shaped mottled grey-green leaves and thrives on benign neglect. It dislikes
being heavily watered and the recommendation is to allow it to dry out between
waterings, some say until 'the top two inches of soil are dry.’It is
grown principally for its pretty leaves, but also produces pale pink tubular
flowers in summer. In its natural habitat, its trailing vines can reach 4
metres, though it is unlikely to reach such lengths in a Northern European conservatory.
Other names
for it include rosary vine, sweetheart vine and chain of hearts.
I have two of these plants - one mine & one that was Mums. They do well so long as I don't overwater them. They are one of my favorites - I also have string of turtles & believe you can now get string of dolphins also. xx
ReplyDeleteI''ve seen string of turtles, but string of dolphins sounds wonderful.
DeleteWhat an interesting and lovely plant!
ReplyDeleteI was so pleased to see the flowers, insignificant though they may be.
DeleteYour plant looks very healthy, mine is nowhere near as long as yours, they are pretty, I've never seen flowers on mine.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I really like the variegated leaves and their shape.
DeleteYes, we had one in the 80s. Not a delicate plant at all.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear it's not delicate!
DeletePerhaps even I could not kill one of those!
ReplyDeleteGive it a go:-)
DeleteThat is so pretty. I have never seen or heard of this plant before. How long it has grown.
ReplyDelete'There are more things in heaven and earth . . . ' Always something new to see.
DeleteRosary vine is exquisite
ReplyDeleteI think so, too.
DeleteLovely plant which looks ver healthy. It has a perfect name with those shaped leaves.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty leaves.
DeleteHow pretty that plant is. I do love a plant that doesn't have to be watered often.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Plants that look after themselves - more or less! - are to be treasured.
DeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteI think so, too.
DeleteThat's a plant I've never seen before. It looks like it makes such an interesting houseplant.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite eye-catching.
DeleteSuch a lovely plant.
ReplyDeleteI think so, too:-)
DeleteNew to me - I don't think I've ever seen it in stores selling houseplants locally.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how available it is world-wide.
DeleteSuch a lovely plant.
ReplyDeleteIt's leaves are beautiful.
All the best Jan
They are so pretty, aren't they?
Deletehi jabblog
ReplyDeleteYeah. It really does look like hearts. how interesting.
Is that inside your home? It's huge!
Yes, Liam, it's in our conservatory, competing for space and light with everything else!
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