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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 3-4 inches
Plant Spread: 3-4 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Russet
Other: Ivory to pinkish lobes (sometimes faintly mottled or barred), reddish-brown center.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Lifesaver Cactus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ceropegia zebrina subsp. insigniflora
  • Synonym: Huernia confusa
  • Synonym: Huernia zebrina subsp. insigniflora

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Date: 2015-08-21
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2022-07-26
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2022-07-23
Location: My garden
Date: 2022-10-06
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Location: My garden
Date: 2022-10-06
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2022-07-08
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2022-07-08
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Location: Gwinnett County, GA

Date: 2012-08-05
Plant, buds and bloom.
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Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2022-07-08
Photo by pinkiris

Photo by Barry Rice, http://www.calflora.org
Location: Holmes Beach FL
Date: 2015-06-30
Comments:
  • Posted by pod (east Texas pineywoods - Zone 8a) on Aug 21, 2012 6:18 AM concerning plant:
    Easy to see how it got the common name 'lifesaver'.

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