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This is probably the most fashionable succulent Ceropegia known.
 


Flower tubular, reddish brown, with five narrow lobes united at the tip; flowering is in spring to summer.

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                                       Blooms in clusters of two to five

(or more) in the leaf axils.                                                     
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                            The new shoots grows from the plant

base and are of a bright chocolate                                     

 

The fruit is a pair of large follicle up to 10 cm long.

 

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Ceropegia dichotoma.

 

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Family: Asclepiadaceae (Apocynaceae)  (Milkweeds family)

Scientific name:  Ceropegia fusca Bolle
In: Bonplandia 9:51. 1861

Origin: It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it grows on Tenerife (especially the Macizo de Anaga area), Gran Canaria and La Palma

Habitat:  Growing in nature in exclusively red, recent lava in sun exposed spots at up to about 600 m altitude where they form large upright open shrubs.

Origin: It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it grows on Tenerife (especially the Macizo de Anaga area), Gran Canaria and La Palma at up to about 600 m altitude where it forms large upright open shrubs.

Synonyms:

  • Ceropegia dichotoma subsp. fusca (Bolle) G.D.Rowley

Description: It makes a very handsome pot plant as the stems grow upright in tight formation looking something like glaucous, grey organ pipes. This ceropegia is unusual in that it grows more like a shrub with several spreading, greyish cylindrical branches, branching mainly near the base.
Stems: Strongly succulent, joined, erect (or sometime trailing) woody 80 to 150 cm (or more) tall, they are glaucous-grey, reddish-green to olive green densely covered with white wax under very sunny conditions. They taper from a diameter of just over 12 mm at the base, diminishing at the nodes, to just under a 6 mm in the last node.

Leaves:
At each node and on the tip of the stem appears few narrow, straight, needle-like leaves 2-12 cm long, 1,5-9 mm wide, arranged in opposite pairs, they are deciduous and wilt quickly if there isn't enough water. The plant is leafless for most of the year.
Flowers: The lantern shaped flowers are produced in clusters of two to five in the leaf axils; they are tubular, dark reddish brown, with five narrow lobes joined at the tip.
Blooming seson: Spring to summer.
Fruits: The fruit is a pair of large capsules up to 10 cm long.
 

 


 

Cultivation: Full to part sun, moderate water in warm season, drier in winter. It requires hot conditions and how much sun as possible to grow well. Can be grown outdoor in mild climate where it proves to grow well semi-neglected. It is also very resistant and is very rare to see an aphid or a sick part, be only aware of mealy bugs.

Propagation: Seeds, cuttings.

Uses: It is a slow grower plant not suitable for indoor culture, it can be used as an ornamental plant in arid gardens. It requires hot and very sunny conditions to grow well.

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