Ceropegia Species
Ceropegiagerrardii

Family: Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee)
Genus: Ceropegia (seer-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh)
Species: gerrardii (jer-RARD-ee-eye)

Synonym:Brachystelma gerrardii

Synonym:Brachystelmaria nigrum

Synonym:Brachystelmaria gerrardii

Synonym:Dichaelia gerrardii

Synonym:Lasiostelma gerrardii

Category
Cactus and Succulents

Water Requirements

Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Foliage
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Herbaceous

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Patent Information

Propagation Methods
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From herbaceous stem cuttings
Allow cut surface to callous over before planting
From seed; direct sow after last frost
By serpentine layering

Seed Collecting
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible