The ceropegia are an interesting family of plants from Africa and, to a lesser extent, Asia and Malaya. Their name is from the Greek words meaning wax and fountain. It seems incredible that they belong to the same family as the milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae) until one sees the long, pointed seed pods and the winged seeds. … Read more
None of the many vines and materials I have used to hang baskets in the window have given me more pleasure than Ceropegia woodi. Also called rosary vine, because it forms little bead-like bulbs along the vines that may be used for propagation, the vines are long, thread-like, slender, and have small, leathery, mottled, heart-shaped … Read more
The Ceropegia woodii is a trailing succulent native to Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and other parts of South Africa. It was named after the man who discovered it, John Medley Wood. He was a collector of native African plants and curator of the Durban Botanic Gardens. The plant has vines with beautiful heart-shaped green and white leaves … Read more
Ceropegia plants are a completely fascinating family (Apocynaceae) of dangling or climbing succulent plants from South Africa. The stems are long, wiry, and sparsely set with pairs of plump, precisely-shaped leaves so that the foliage effect is open and airy. The waxy lantern flowers are almost unbelievable – intricately formed like miniature urns, parachutes, balloons, … Read more