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Zuckertia cordata

Zuckertia cordata is a climbing shrub in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is a wild tropical species with little horticultural history, so cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in the growing season and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Mexico to C. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Zuckertia cordata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native from southern Mexico to Central America. It was first described by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1858.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zuckertia cordata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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