Ceropegia linearis

A tuberous, trailing or twining Ceropegia from eastern South Africa and Eswatini, and the parent species of the familiar string of hearts (often treated as subsp. woodii). The typical plant has thin, linear leaves, hence 'string of needles'. It grows warm and moist in summer and drier in a mild winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Scrambles over rocks and through grass and shrubs on forest margins and rocky slopes, growing from a tuber. This is inferred from the genus and the close relationship with C. woodii, as habitat details were thin.

The climate sites lie at 314 to 1170 m.

KwaZulu-NatalEastern CapeEswatiniMozambique

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.