General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red and yellow
Other: Patterned with reddish and yellow markings
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Lifesaver Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ceropegia zebrina subsp. zebrina
  • Synonym: Huernia zebrina
  • Synonym: Huernia zebrina subsp. magniflora

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-08
Photo by Ursula
Photo by Stush2019
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-08
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2009-06-23

Date: 2017-09-07
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-30
At a nursery.
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-08-15
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-07-07
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: My garden HW
Date: 2019-10-21
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-08
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2017-09-15
FFE
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-07-09
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2017-09-10
One of two buds
Location: Jakarta
Date: 2021-05-15
Variegate type
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-29
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Falls Church, VA
Date: 2016-08-28
Whole plant with bloom
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-07-12
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2017-09-15
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-26
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-29
Location: Miami, FL
Date: October
Location: Falls Church, VA
Date: 2016-08-24
Bloom in center of plant
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2014-10-27
easy to see why they call it the Lifesaver plant, flowers look li
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2016-08-07
Has a new bud showing
Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2011-10-22
Huernia zebrina

Date: 2007-05-06
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

Date: 2012-12-03
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-11-26
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-07-12
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-07-16
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-08
A newly acquired Lifesaver plant.
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-30
At a nursery.
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-31

Date: 2013-11-28
Cuttings rooting
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-11-26
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2014-09-26
Photo by ljones26
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2016-08-31
Cuttings with a new bloom
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-06-25

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Miami, FL
Date: October
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-05-16
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Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Nov 30, 2012 1:00 PM concerning plant:
    When I saw this plant for $3 at a plant sale, I just couldn't resist purchasing it. It closely resembles plants of the Genus Stapelia and has some of the same flower characteristics; i.e. for pollination the flowers emit a strong scent/odor of carrion that attracts flies! I grow my plant in partial shade with a bit of morning sunlight and I use a chunky, fast-draining potting medium that consists of potting soil and lots of orchid bark mix.
  • Posted by gingin (Fountain, Florida - Zone 8b) on Sep 29, 2011 3:31 PM concerning plant:
    The bloom on this is sooo cool...looks just like a cherry lifesaver that has been "glued" to the plant.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On October 21, 2019 Bloomed
piksihk On January 16, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
freeze for several days; they are all mushy
piksihk On November 24, 2017 Bloomed
piksihk On June 20, 2017 Bloomed
piksihk On May 16, 2017 Bloomed
they have multiplied; one bloom
piksihk On January 18, 2016 Obtained plant
two cuttings
GenXNEGeorgia On September 15, 2017 Bloomed
FFE
srinehart On December 19, 2018 Obtained plant
ethompson92 On April 2, 2020 Obtained plant
MySecretIslandGarden On August 26, 2023 Bloomed
MySecretIslandGarden On April 16, 2023 Bloomed
Major bloomage going on
MySecretIslandGarden On October 2, 2022 Bloomed
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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Yes! by wcgypsy Jul 13, 2013 7:17 PM 1
How astonishing! by angele Nov 2, 2013 11:16 AM 1
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