Stephania cepharantha Plant Care: Water, Light, Nutrients

Stephania cepharantha

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Stephania cepharantha red vine

Genus

Stephania

Family

Menispermaceae

Order

Ranunculales

How to care for Stephania cepharantha

💦 Water

How often to water your Stephania cepharantha

Stephania cepharantha needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

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Water 0.5 cups every
12

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☀️ Light

Finding light for Stephania cepharantha in your home

Stephania cepharantha may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

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🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Stephania cepharantha

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Stephania cepharantha: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Stephania cepharantha after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Growing fast & tall I placed my Stephania Erecta bulb in water on 8/28, and the picture shows how it’s doing on 9/13. It’s growing so fast and just straight up - is this normal?? The site I bought it from made it look shorter with leaves (thought I see online now that it can grow long).