Ceropegia haygarthiiSchltr .
Bushman ’s Pipe , Lantern Flower , Necklace Vine , Parachute Flower , Parasol Flower , Rosary Vine , Snake Creeper , Wine - glass Vine
Ceropegia distinctasubsp.haygarthii , Ceropegia tristis
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Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeGenus : Ceropegia
Ceropegia haygarthiiis a vigoroussucculentwith mounting or tracking stems that bear small , green leaf . The stems are fleshy , green , handle with a waxy coating , and grow up to 10 metrical foot ( 3 m ) long and 0.25 inches ( 0.5 cm ) in diameter . Leaves are fleshy , flat , ellipse , and rarely over 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) long .
The industrial plant produce a profuseness of unusual flush in spring . The flower are pinkish - white or greenish - tinct with a purple - spot tube that widens towards the top and terminates in five abruptly narrow segments with tips twist together into a long , stalk - like , ho-hum over-embellished or purple - brownish social system with a haired boss at the destruction . The flowers are up to 1.6 inch ( 4 cm ) long and 1 in ( 2.5 cm ) in diam . fruit are minute , green , or sometimes violet follicles recurve at the tips and up to 5.6 inches ( 14 atomic number 96 ) long .
Ceropegia haygarthiiis native to subtropical part ofSouth Africa(Eastern Cape , KwaZulu - Natal , Mpumalanga , and Limpopo ) and southernMozambique .
The specific name " haygarthii(hay - GARTH - electrical engineering - eye ) " honors Walter Jacques Haygarth ( 1863 - 1950 ) , an engineer , draftsperson , and works aggregator who worked withJohn Medley Wood ( 1827-.1915 ) .
USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
A mettlesome compost is suitable , and stiff pots facilitate with drainage , especially for the species with clean thickened root , which are the most susceptible to waste , and for specie forming large tuber . Ceropegias revalue water and a fiddling fertilizer during fond weather , although some give care with watering is required for the more unmanageable mintage . The vine - like species can suffer from prolonged drought .
Typically , many of these mintage grow and go up of course among bushes which bring home the bacon shade and humidness to the base , while the vegetative growth is in the light . Where tubers occur , they are well plant on the compost airfoil , and the vegetative ontogenesis is allow to twine around supports or shack down from a hang mickle . The latter growth fashion has the reward of not using valuable terrace space . Small tubers form at marijuana cigarette in the sparse stem of some species can be used for propagation . If the tuber rots or prohibitionist out , do n’t panic . If some of the top growth is still in reasonable condition , it may be possible to save the plant by re - rooting stems in moist crushed rock .
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