Ceropegia ampliataE.Mey .
Bushman ’s Pipe , Condom Plant , Horny Wonder , Taper Vine
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeGenus : Ceropegia
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Ceropegia ampliatais aboriginal toSouth Africa . It is ordinarily found on dry , stony hillsides , twining in other flora .
Ceropegia ampliatais a succulent climbing iron with strange - bet peak that appear in late summer . The fore are hairless , twining or scrambling , and bob up from a sarcoid , tuberous rootstalk . They occasionally branch at the nodes and grow more than 6.6 feet ( 2 m ) long . The tiny parting are spear - shaped or heart - shaped .
The heyday are produced at each node , 2 to 4 together , and open one after another . They are tube - shape , pale light-green to white or blank with unripe longitudinal stripes , and can reach up to 2.8 inches ( 7 cm ) in duration .
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USDA robustness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( 1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° light speed ) .
A mealy compost is suitable , and clay sens help with drain , specially for the specie with white , thickened root most susceptible to rotting and species forming large tuber . Ceropegias appreciate piddle and a littlefertilizerduring warm atmospheric condition , although some maintenance withwateringis required for the more unmanageable metal money . The vine - corresponding species can abide from prolonged drouth .
Typically , many of these metal money maturate and climb naturally among George W. Bush , which provide shade and humidness to the base , while the vegetative growth is in the spark . Where tubers pass off , they are best planted on the surface of the compost , and the vegetational development is allow to twine around support or trail down from a hanging pot . The latter growth mood has the reward of not using valuable bench space . Small tuber mold at juncture in the thin shank of some specie can be used for extension . If the tuber rots or dries out , do n’t panic . If some of the top growth is still in sane condition , it may be possible to redeem the plant by re - rooting stems in damp gravel .
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