thought this was cute

This is string of hearts, Ceropegre woodii, in bloom on the windowsill.
K

Very cool! Great growing!

Great picture cheerpeople!

Rachel

Very nice :)

It's called what?

Ceropegia woodii (String of heart's) plant Trina;-)

It looks pretty neat...never seen one before

Ceropegia woodii, commonly called "String of Hearts" and "Rosary Vine": http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53707/

no no no I can't look at plantfiles, I'll just end up adding this to my want list, no more links for me

Dag Nabbit....I just had to come back and click on that link....I told myself no the whole time I was looking at it in PF, even screamed no when I added it to my want list...I really tried! I swear I did

Hi Trina. I can send you cutting's from this plant if you would like. Just d-mail me your mailing address if so.

rachel by now you should know better than to encourage me!

Ha, Ha.....I hear you Trina;-)

maybe in spring if you still have some I'll take you up on that, but for now it has to wait until spring or like 30 of them to drop dead suddenly

I love these plants, I have two varieties of the rosary vine. One is the more common one that you see in the stores alot, sort of gray green, just the the one pictured above. My other one has more triangular shaped leaves, and is more green. This one has seed pods on it, I think 4 or 5. I have no room for more baby plants, so if anyone would like some, let me know.

me me me me me me ...I would love some!

I would also love to have some seeds from your pods jmp24, that is if you still have some available...

Thank you,

Amalie

jmp,
I couldn't find another variety at daves. Can you send the botanical name or a pic?
K

That is such a cool plant, never saw it before. Is it hard to grow?

for me i'd say it's pretty easy.
If you tend to overwater this one is not a good choice. If you are neglectful it's purrrrfect!

Hi fower's. The Ceropegre woodii has been a very easy plant for me to grow as a houseplant.

I would love to have some seed :) I've been saving up seeds for my first container garden next year. I'd really appreciate any seed you can offer (along with any directions since I'm still new at gardening).

It's kind of sad that I have an associates in floriculture and have yet to get a lot of gardening practice yet. As my teacher would say... you learn best by doing. :D

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what kind of seeds are you looking for? I have a ton of seed annuals, perenials, tropicals, just let me know!

Trina, I would love some seed too. If you don't mind.. I prefer perenials and tropicals..

I have been searching for one of these all week. That is such a great picture. Does anyone have a cutting or 2 to trade?

I'd like something for container growing so anything that would work best for that and also I'd prefer anything that isn't annual. I was wondering if there is any kind of plant that can grow in Dallas Texas that I can leave outside all year round and wouldn't be bothered by the heat or the cold?

sorry I didn't see all these posts, I haven't been on - very busy with school.

Cheerpeople, I believe that what I have is still considered Ceropegia Woodii, it is just a different version of it - same variety, just a different sport. The one pictured in the OP has sort of silvery gray heart shaped leaves. It loves the bright sun. I have that one too, but a few years back I came across the one I mentioned, the leaves are more of a medium green, and instead of heart shaped, they are more like an arrowhead shape. This one is not quite as tough, grows a little slower, and doesn't like very bright sun.

If you are not real familiar with the more common C woodii, you might not even notice the difference. Here is a (really bad) picture - I just took it, will try to get a better one in the daylight. The plant has 6 seedpods on it, they have not opened yet. I will let everyone who posted their interest know when they open up.

jmp24, I do believe you may be correct concerning both of your plant's being considered "Ceropegia Woodii". According to plant file's the Ceropegia woodii plant also state's a Synonym for Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii. The only difference I can find is your picture of the plant has more of an elongated leaf shape vs. the heart shape. According to Wikipedia, It is sometimes treated as a "subspecies" of the related Ceropegia linearis, as C. linearis subsp. woodii. Do the bloom's match on both of your Ceropegia plant's?

Thank's

Rachel

Rachel
It looks like the flowers in the pic of the linearis are the same to me. Hmm. Interesting.
thanks for looking that up!

J, thx for the pic. and practical info. If the seeds need a bee to be viable and yours is inside, will you be hand pollinating that? Just curious. Don't think I've noticed seed pods on mine.

JMP24, your plant is sure pretty, I dont have that one and would love to have seeds of it.

Thanks for sharing the picture of your plant....

Amalie

These plants are really neat, you can start one from a healthy leaf but it takes a long time. The stems will develop new tubers at the base of some leaves. They can be removed and planted. I have never noticed a seed pod on one, so that is really neat!! Does the greener version have less substantial (less thick or heavy) leaves than the blue-green one?

I will trade you a couple of plant for a tuber or two from your plant. I really desire that little guy. It almost looks like the variegated woodii. Please dmail me. Thank you. Melanie