Swallow Tail, Butterfly Plant (Christia obcordata) Easy Care Looking for more colourful trailing

Looking for more colourful trailing plants

A cactus or succulent potting mix works well

Ideal for the bathroom

We recommend one of our seagrass planters to finish the stylish look

The Polyscias Ming Gold is a wonderful indoor tree with a gnarled looking trunk and an abundance of gold and green leaves

Swallow Tail, Butterfly Plant (Christia obcordata) Easy Care Looking for more colourful trailingRarely found for sale as a plant in the UK, the Swallow Tail, Butterfly Plant, or Christia obcordata is a real gem of the plant kingdom. The native range of the Swallow Tail or the Butterfly Plant is Tropical, and Subtropical Asia, so happy indoors in the UK and makes a superb, unusual houseplant. If you have kept Oxalis Triangularisis or purple shamrock before, the care of the butterfly plant is very similar with some additional simple rules.