Ceropegia woodii

Also known as String of hearts

String of hearts carries tiny, patterned heart-shaped leaves on fine trailing stems. Its pink and purple flowers have an unusual lantern shape.

Light: Choose a well-lit indoor position. Source and guidance ↓
Indoor / outdoor: Let its stems hang from a shelf or bookcase. Source and guidance ↓

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Light: Choose a well-lit indoor position.
Watering: Water moderately during active growth; keep dry while resting and avoid winter wetness.
Substrate: Use cactus potting compost.
Mature size: Trailing stems can reach a metre or more.
Propagation: Root stem cuttings in early summer, or start plants from the small bulbils on its stems.
Indoor / outdoor: Let its stems hang from a shelf or bookcase.

General guidance for Ceropegia

General guidance for this genus. Individual species and cultivars can need different conditions.

Light: C. woodii: bright window; acclimatise gradually to stronger sun.
Water: C. woodii: compost dry → water thoroughly; less during winter rest.
Roots: C. woodii: cactus compost.
C. sandersonii: Bright, filtered light; moderate water during growth, dry during rest.