Ceropegia buchananii(N.E.Br . ) Bruyns
Brachystelma buchananii , Brachystelma magicum , Brachystelma nauseosum , Brachystelma shirense
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeGenus : Ceropegia
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Ceropegia buchananii , formerly have it off asBrachystelma buchananii , is a perennial succulent with annual , vertical or procumbent stem spring up from a genus Tuber . The leaves are green , elliptic - prolate , and quantify up to 5 in ( 12.5 cm ) long and 2.8 inches ( 7 cm ) astray . The genus Tuber can attain up to 2 inch ( 5 centimetre ) in diameter , while the branch can arise up to 12 in ( 30 cm ) long .
The flower look in 20 to 30 - flowered terminal bunch in summertime and fall . The corolla is wheel - mold to somewhat cup - shaped , 5 - lobed to midway down , and can reach up to 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) in diam . It is glabrous or more or less whitened - haired on both sides , quiet and greenish on the outside and crumple , and cream with gloomy violet margins and grade insignia on the inside . The outer corona is cup - shaped with ten tooth , while the inner lobes are oblong .
Ceropegia buchananiiis aboriginal toBotswana , Zimbabwe , Mozambique , Malawi , Zambia , Tanzania , Uganda , andCongo . It grows in grassy areas inBrachystegiawoodland .
The specific name " buchananii(byoo - kah - NAN - ee - centre ) " honorsJohn Buchanan(1819 - 1898 ) , a New Zealand phytologist and scientific artist .
USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° carbon ) .
A gritty compost is suited , and clay pots help with drainage , especially for the species with white thicken root , which are the most susceptible to rotting , and for metal money spring large tubers . Ceropegias revalue water and a small fertilizer during warm weather , although some manage with tearing is required for the more difficult species . The vine - like species can suffer from drawn-out drought .
Typically , many of these metal money grow and climb naturally among bushes , which provide shade and humidity to the base , while the vegetative growth is in the light . Where tubers come about , they are best planted on the compost surface , and the vegetative growth is allowed to twine around supports or to trail down from a hanging jackpot . The latter growth modality has the advantage of not using valuable bench space . modest tubers formed at joint in the flimsy stems of some species can be used for multiplication . If the tuber rots or dries out , do n’t panic . If some of the top emergence is still in fairish term , it may be possible to redeem the plant by re - rooting stems in damp gravel .
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