![]() Popular cultivars have cream or pink variegation.Įach leaf remains relatively small, only growing to ½ inch – ¾ inch long and wide. The color underneath the leaves is either green or purple hue. The classic String of Hearts leaves are dark green with silver marbling and markings along the veins. The foliage ranges from deep green to pale green, and there are several variegated cultivars. Each strand grows out from the center of the plant, and the heart-shaped leaves grow in opposite groupings intermittently along the stem. Some call the growth straggly or scrambling since it is not uniform or thick. String of Hearts is a trailing vine that can grow up to 12 feet long, though as a houseplant, it likely won’t get longer than 3-4 feet. This section covers everything you need to know about String of Hearts care: Growth Habit String of Hearts is often mislabeled as a succulent because of this commonality, but it is a member of the milkweed family, Asclepiadoideae. This plant looks like and needs care like a succulent, but it isn’t actually a succulent. The species name is a tribute to the collector, Woods (woodii), who spent many years collecting native African plants in the late 1800s- early 1900s. In 1894, Wood sent a sample to the Royal Botanic Gardens in the UK for preservation. String of Hearts was first described to science in 1881 when the botanist John Medley Wood saw it growing between stones in South Africa. It is also commonly known as Rosary Vine, Chain of Hearts, Sweetheart Vine, Hearts-on-a-string, and Collar of Hearts. Native to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini, Ceropegia woodii is a tender perennial that grows on rocky outcrops. Caring for this houseplant is relatively fuss-free, though it does have rather specific needs like most succulent-type plants. ![]() String of Hearts’ delicate, slender growth adds a rich, understated elegance to wherever it calls home. A trailing evergreen with enchanting heart-shaped foliage, Ceropegia Woodii has been stealing the hearts of houseplant parents for years.
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