Light
Bright indirect light avoids both scorching and weak, stretched growth.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Turtle Vine
Callisia repens
Ground covers · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Turtle Vine (Callisia repens) has a ascending / cascading / creeping / dense / multi-stemmed / prostrate growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: ovate. Flower colours recorded: pink, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: ascending, cascading, creeping, dense, multi-stemmed, prostrate. Indoor conditions and winter outdoor hardiness are different; use the light and moisture advice for your growing space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Callisia repens · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indoor hanging plant
Growing in a hanging basket
Give bright indirect light and trim trailing tips when needed for fullness. Water as the upper mix starts to dry and avoid a waterlogged crown.
Use a container with drainage and a secure support rated for its fully watered weight. Check moisture at the root ball and empty collected drainage water.
Studio basket illustration. Colours, growth, basket size and availability vary.
Hanging basket care referenceBrowse hanging basket plants
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain moisture in a sandy, freely draining mix.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Loam (Silt), Sand. Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Prune to control spread and move outdoor containers inside for winter.
Pets & little ones
The source lists medium poisoning severity. Reported harmful parts: flowers, leaves, sap/juice, stems. Do not ingest; keep away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.