| Family Name | Apocynaceae |
| Scientific name | Ceropegia woodii |
| Common name | String of Hearts |
| Growth habit | Most are adapted to regions with seasonal drought, like Africa, Madagascar and the Canary Islands. |
| Leaf | Heart shaped that look somewhat like cyclamen leaves and marbled with shades of silver and green on the top, and green to purple on the undersurface. They are opposite |
| Flower | In general shape similar to those of other Ceropegia species, waxy, narrow. and bulbous at the base. |
| Fruit | Horn-shaped seed pods containing flat seeds with their own little parachute, that are carried by any draft. They can be sowed immediately |
| More to learn | The cut sections of these stems can be set on top of a moist potting medium to establish new plants, but new plants may also be propagated from small tubers which are sometimes produced along the stems. It is also possible to establish a new plant by rooting a single leaf. |
| Properties | warm, sweet, non-toxic |
| Treats | Vomit, qi pain. Governance Weihan for spit |
| Reference | General information on ceropegia Gallery on ceropegia Plant Profile on ceropegia |