| Description: |
Trailing or climbing vine with fleshy leaves. |
| Environment: |
Suitable for the home or a greenhouse |
| Growing Ease: |
Requires a little extra care |
| Lighting Needs: |
Does best in bright indirect sunlight coming from the South/East/West |
| Soil Type: |
Mix equal parts general purpose potting soil and coarse sand with a good dusting of bone meal and limestone (couple of eggshells).
Always use a pot with a hole.
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| Watering: |
Drench the soil and let it become barely moist between waterings. Remember to reduce watering during the winter or dormant season. If you use rainwater, be careful as it could be acidic. Use warm water. |
| Fertilizer: |
Feed twice a year, once in April and once in July with a water soluble fertilizer. |
| Plant Pests: |
Prone to aphids, mealy bugs and rarely spider mites or whitefly. Always inspect any new plant for pests before introducing it to your home or greenhouse. |
| Propagation: |
Seeds, stem cuttings, leaf cuttings (let the cut end dry out first)
in the summer.
Propagate them in evenly moist soil, mist occasionally and keep in filtered sunlight until they are growing.
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| Gardening Tips & Care: |
Plant is poisonous if ingested. Do not keep around children. Clean the leaves with a damp cloth. Mist frequently with warm water (lime free to avoid leaf staining) and avoid drafts. Place pebbles or gravel in the drainage dish to hold water and increase the humidity, make sure the pot is sitting on the gravel and not in the water. Repot in the early spring.
An ideal plant for a hanging basket.
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| Toxicity: |
Species of this Genus can be harmful to pets. |