TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA


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Riocreuxia sp., Candle-wine. Riocreuxia polyantha
Riocreuxia polyantha

Riocreuxia sp.

Candle-wine
Family: Apocynaceae    (Formerly:Asclepiadaceae)
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Origin: South Africa
Groundcover and low-growing 2ft plantVine or creeper plantSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterYellow, orange flowersUnusual colorWhite, off-white flowers

Most species in this genus are herbaceous climbers.

In Riocreuxia the corolla is cage-like as in Ceropegia.





Link to this plant:
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