Hi! I want to qualify that I'm a plant noob – was gifted this plant a couple of years ago and was told not to water too much (and avoid the caudex) which I did.
Over the past 1-2 years the plant has grown a couple of leaves with some yellowing – placed it by the side window which I think should be enough light. Recently I just took it out and realized that the caudex has shrunk significantly – so now I'm trying to ID this so that I can figure out the care instructions.
My best guess is that this is some variant of Stephania, but it doesn't look like the leaves of an Erecta or Suberosa – does anyone know or can confirm this?
Some other questions I had, mostly around attempting to get it back to a happy state (assuming this is a Stephania):
1) I noticed the caudex hasn't rooted yet (ie. Roots growing from the bottom of the caudex) – is this normal, and is that the cause of the shrinkage? What I've read is to soak the bottom half in water for 24 hours before placing it back in soil?
2) I live in Singapore where it is hot and humid all year round – I understand the plant goes dormant in winter, but does that happen in a temperate climate?
Thanks in advance! 🙏
by True-Wear272