Callisia Repens Sedum (4 inch)

About Callisia Repens Sedum

Callisia repens, also known as Turtle Vine, Bolivian Jew, or Creeping Inch Plant. Creeping leaves and beautiful flowering buds are produced as they grow. Their leaves are covered with fine, soft hairs, dark green above and dark purple below. If conditions permit, it can grow long and dense enough.

How to care for Callisia Repens Sedum

Sun/Location: Callisia repens, indirect and bright sunlight is where it likes to grow. Great for placing next to a sunny window covered with sheer curtains or hanging on a balcony with indirect lighting. If planting outdoors, avoid intense sunlight. Then, when summer comes, it will have white flowers that are small and tasteless. Click here to learn how to care for succulent in summer.

Soil/Pot: Callisia repens likes well-drained succulent soil and also provides some organic food. Root rot can be avoided if the soil composition is correct. To make it drain well, add perlite. Peat also helps retain the right amount of water while draining well. You can buy organic soil and perlite in our store for better growth.

Watering: Callisia repens, it likes to grow in moist conditions and grows quickly in cactus soil mix and full sun, so water it regularly to keep the soil moist. If you can, keep it outdoors through warm spring and early summer. Then, when winter comes, please remember to bring it indoors and reduce watering because it cannot tolerate frost. Click here to learn how to water succulent plants in winter.

More Information

 Primary color: green
Secondary color: purple
Bloom color: white
Cold hardiness: Zone 8a-11b(from 10F to 50F)
Product format: 4" pot
Suitability: Balcony, Window, Garden
Propagation: stem cutting, offset, seed
Special characteristic: Easy to Propagate