Red Dragon Flower, formerly known as Huernia schneideriana but now classified as Ceropegia, is native to South Africa and has branching upright, to pendant trailing stems with soft "teeth" along the edges. From spring to fall, this fast growing succulent produces small dark burgundy-red flowers at the base of the stems. I purchased my Red Dragon Flower many years ago as a little 2 stemmed plant in a tiny pot with no label and I called it "peanut plant" because it looked like two little green peanuts. My plant doesn't bloom very often but it's an interesting plant just the same. The stems often fall off when bumped but can be stuck back in the soil, where they root fairly quickly. If our weather is particularly humid, I leave the cuttings lying out to callous over for a few days before planting. I've read that the flowers of this plant have a putrid smell, but I've never detected any odor, possibly because the plant remains outside year round.

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