This epiphytic perennial has a slender stems that root at the nodes and forms a prostrate to pendant habit. It has fleshy shiny dark green elliptical leaves and the pendant white tube-shaped flowers appearing small clusters from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12 

Codonanthe crassifolia is naturally found from Mexico to Central America, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil in South America growing in rainforest, commonly on hillsides amongst trees as an epiphyte or terrestrially, usually near ant nests from sea-level to an altitude of 3000 m (10,000 ft). 

It prefers a semi-shaded to bright filtered light warm humid protected position and it grows in well drain organic rich moist soils or as an epiphyte composted leaf litter and decaying moist bark and is frost and drought tender. 

The Central American Bellflower is grown for its pendant habit and flowers. It is grown as an epiphyte in tropical gardens or as a hanging basket specimen. It is suitable for coastal and low mountain regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long-lived. This tropical perennial is also grown as a spillover of above retaining walls or planted around water features for a tropical effect. ID 2607
  
Codonanthe (KOH-do-NAN-thee)  crassifolia (KRAS-ee-FOH-lee-ah)

Gesneriaceae (ges-ner-ee-AY-see-ee)
African Violets and Gloxinias