Ceropegia occulta

A little-documented Ceropegia from the dry interior of South Africa's Cape Provinces, most likely one of the small tuberous, summer-growing species of the Karoo grasslands. Treat it as a summer-rainfall geophyte: warm, bright and watered in summer, completely dry and cool in winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No wild records carry coordinates, so habitat is inferred from the genus in the Northern Cape interior: small tuberous plants among grasses and dwarf shrubs on stony ground, partly shaded by surrounding vegetation.

The single climate site is a regional placeholder at about 1,040 m on the interior plateau; the species' real elevation range is not recorded.

Cape Provinces (Northern Cape)

🔒 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

Grow Ceropegia occulta? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Ceropegia

Ceropegia woodii Ceropegia stapeliiformis Ceropegia sandersonii Ceropegia linearis Ceropegia radicans Ceropegia arenaria Ceropegia dichotoma Ceropegia fusca Ceropegia barbata Ceropegia cancellata Ceropegia carnosa Ceropegia cimiciodora All 26 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.