Trailing and twining , climbing and clambering , a variety of succulent vines have showy bloom and unusual foliage . Some hail from tropical and subtropical climates and are kept as alien houseplants . Others have interesting , modified leaves that serve as urine storage .

Wax Plant

Wax plant life , also call Hindu rope and dearest plant ( Hoya carnosa ) originate inU.S. Department of Agriculture zones9 through 11 . In its aboriginal habitat , wax works can clamber more than 20 feet . Potted and grown indoors , however , it trails only 2 to 4 foundation .

Clusters offragrant , pinkish - white flowersbloom in later spring to early summer and have a grim ruby-red sensation at their centers . sarcoid , glistening greens leaves up to 3 in long drape the trailing stems .

String of Hearts

Other common names for string of hearts ( Ceropegia woodii , syn . Ceropegia linearis woodii , USDA zone 10 and 11 ) include chain of hearts , hearts on a string , sweetheart vine and rosary vine . Like the wax plant life , it is in the milkweed house .

grow for its small , mottled , heart - shape parting , string of hearts also has tubular pinkish flowers from belated summertime to early fall . In ahanging field goal , its stems lead from 1 to 3 foot . The farsighted stems can also be trained upon a small trellis or topiary form .

Burro’s Tail

Also love as domestic ass ’s tail , burro ’s tail ( Sedum morganianum , USDA zones 10 and 11 ) has shank sheathed in succulent clump of blue - commons to caustic lime greenmodified leaveswhich take into account the flora to store water . A drouth kind , depleted - sustentation container plant life , in six to eight long time its radical can become 4 feet long .

String of Pearls

bowed stringed instrument of pearls or drop plant ( Senecio rowleyanus , USDA zone 10 and 11 ) is another lush vine whose pea plant - forge leave are adjust for water storage . Its tag substance abuse , up to 2 to 3 feet , makes string of bone a bright choice for hanging baskets .

With fragrant1/4 - inch white bloomsin the summertime that smell like cinnamon , train of pearl is part of the aster phratry .

Types Of Succulent Vines

Waxy , long - long-lived , ornate pinkish and livid flowers of wax flora ( Hoya carnosa ) have a soft scent . Grow wax plant in hang field goal or container as a houseplant anywhere , or against a trellis alfresco in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10b through 11 . " A smaller - growing vine with purple and white , rounded succulent leaves , succulent stem and interesting tubular pink flush , rosary vine ( Ceropegia woodii ) is a container plant indoors or is stout in USDA zones 10 through 11 . Elsewhere , spring up it in hanging baskets . grey deoxyephedrine plant life ( Malephora crocea ) has trailing low - grow stems with grizzly fingerbreadth - shaped leaves and bright flowers in orange , yellow and scarlet . It shinny over rocks and atypical terrain in the xeriscape garden in USDA zone 9 through 11 . vine can attain 40 feet longsighted . If pollinated , red sweet gamy edible fruits develop .

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abstract leaves Ceropegia Woodii on wood texture (ice tree)

studio shot stems of succulent ldonkey tail plant

String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus) and Nodding Violet (Streptocarpus Caulescens) plants.