Dischidia, Button Orchid 'Pebble Beach'

Dischidianummularia

Family
Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee)
Genus
Dischidia (dis-KID-ee-uh)
Species
nummularia (num-ew-LAH-ree-uh)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Good Fall Color
Smooth
Height
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
Spacing
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
White/Near White
Bloom Time
Other Details
Category
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Vines and Climbers
Cactus and Succulents
Epiphytes
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Bronze
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Suitable for growing in containers
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
From herbaceous stem cuttings
By simple layering
Seed Collecting
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Deland, Florida

Plano, Texas

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(Taylor) Plano, TX (Zone 8a) | July 2009 | positive

This is a very interesting and unusual plant. It is both epiphyte and succulent, and is also a vine.
It needs very little w...Read More

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