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Ceropegia gikyi
The plant likes sunny locations, but can also tolerate partial shade.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter.
Room temperatures suit it well. The plant is not frost-resistant.
The plant appreciates a bright spot without direct midday sun and moderate watering.
Ceropegia gikyi was first published in 1998 in Succulentes. The natural range of this species is limited to southwestern Madagascar, where it occurs mainly in desert environments and dry scrub vegetation.
The plant has a trailing to creeping growth habit and belongs to the so-called dimorphic Ceropegia species, characterized by clearly different vegetative and flowering stems. The vegetative stems are soft to the touch, four-angled and distinctly warty, with coloration ranging from grey-green to grey-violet depending on light exposure. During the flowering phase, they elongate and become thin and cylindrical. The leaves are shortly petiolate and dark in color.
The flowers are very distinctive, especially at an early stage when the fine, feather-like corolla lobes are tightly twisted together. They develop on slender cylindrical stems arising from the vegetative shoots, and flowering takes place in autumn.
Ceropegia gikyi is considered a more demanding species, particularly during the winter period, and does not require fertilizing. If you are looking for a collector’s Ceropegia with unusual stem structure and remarkable flowers, this species can be an interesting choice.