As a comment about Huernia (Ceropegia 'Red Dragon Flower'), plantladylin wrote:

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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Oct 26, 2016 10:46 AM CST
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Aug 16, 2017 9:51 PM CST
Name: Emily
Canada
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Hello, I realize that this post was made a few years ago but I am desperate in what I should do with my plant. Hopefully you can see the picture clearly but I only have just this one stem that has been growing for almost a year. I originally got it from a piece that fell off from my bosses plant, the same kind, which looks more like the one in the comment. The stem I have has stood up straight for months and I went away for a couple of days and came back and it did this. I would like to know if this is considered normal and also what I can do to help it or make it grow other stems. Please let me know if you happen to know. Thank you!
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Aug 17, 2017 6:28 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Hi emilyfrizzell, Welcome!

You say that you've had that single stem of Red Dragon Flower for almost a year? I'm really surprised that it hasn't put on more growth in that amount of time. The container it's planted in looks extremely large to me so it may be concentrating on trying to fill that large pot with roots before it produces more top growth and spread. Being a single stem, I'd think it should be potted in a very small contain that has drainage holes in the bottom. The leaning habit looks fine to me, Huernia stems will grow somewhat upright as well as prostrate and with maturity, the stems become elongated as shown in some of the photos on this page in our database: Huernia (Ceropegia 'Red Dragon Flower')
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Mar 16, 2019 4:03 PM CST

Dear Gardeners,
The red dragon tail plant is a unique plant, as it is a "carrion" plant. So the flowers can be unpleasant to smell. However it also has the unique ability to attract the more pesky insects that can be a nuisance in yards and patios. If you grow this plant you may notice a marked reduction in flies, mosquitoes, and other flying insects! I find this is a huge help in the summer months as often I have mosquitoes hatching out in my other potted plants due to the moisture. I have almost eliminated the mosquitoes and flies on my patio because of this lovely plant.
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Aug 13, 2023 11:00 PM CST

My Red Dragon bloomed profusely this spring and summer - well, profusely for a succulent! Anyway it has had at least a dozen flowers. I have read that it blooms at the base of the stems and that is my experience. My question is: will it bloom again on that same stem, maybe at the new base as the stem grows?
Thank you.
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