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Bushmans pipe in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ceropegia ampliata

 

Bushman's pipe

Ceropegia ampliata is a perennial twiner or scrambler with a succulent stem arising from a fleshy, tuberous root. It is best used as a container plant in any good quality, well-drained potting compost. Water sparingly and feed with a liquid soluble fertiliser just once a month. It is not frost hardy and needs a minimum temperature of 16C. It likes full-sun to semi-shade and is happy grown as a house plant. Just remember to place it outside when flowering.

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plant Features
  • Bushmans pipe likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Bushmans pipe likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Bushmans pipe is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Bushmans pipe likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Bushman's pipe

Latin name

Ceropegia ampliata

type

Flowering plant

family

Apocynaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Bushmans pipe likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Bushmans pipe is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Bushmans pipe likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Bushmans pipe likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Bushmans pipe is 0.15meters x 2.00meters 0.15 M 2.00 M

Ceropegia ampliata

Ceropegia ampliata is a perennial twiner or scrambler with a succulent stem arising from a fleshy, tuberous root. It is best used as a container plant in any good quality, well-drained potting compost. Water sparingly and feed with a liquid soluble fertiliser just once a month. It is not frost hardy and needs a minimum temperature of 16C. It likes full-sun to semi-shade and is happy grown as a house plant. Just remember to place it outside when flowering.


Propagation by cuttings

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Eventually, even the healthiest of these plants will succumb to old age, and if you have more young plants to take its place, you will never have to be without. Cut the long stems into pieces with at least one leaf node on it, and taking a clump of about four or five stems, insert them into the center of a prepared pot of soil. The soil should be sterilized potting soil, preferably peat based, with the addition of about 50% perlite or pumice. You can use a rooting hormone such as Stimroot #2, or similar, and then cover the whole pot with a cloche or jam jar.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

It requires excellent drainage, should be watered only when dry, and should never stand in water. Excess water should be removed from plant saucer after watering. It can be grown outdoors only in subtropical and tropical areas, with a minimum temperature of 16C. Partial shading is useful when the plant is grown outdoors.

 
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