About
Cissus antarctica is a robust, tropical evergreen vine featuring glossy, serrated, heart-shaped foliage. While it climbs by means of tendrils, it is frequently grown in hanging baskets, where it can cascade elegantly. This plant thrives in areas with partial shade, making it suitable for indoor environments.
About the genus
Cissus includes a range of plants such as perennials, shrubs, and climbing varieties. These species may feature succulent stems or root systems, and they display evergreen foliage that can be simple or palmately lobed. After flowering, they produce clusters of unremarkable flowers that give way to small berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Houseplants, Patio and container plants, Hanging basket
- Native to
- Australasia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in pots of peat-free, loam-based compost in bright, filtered light. Mist daily to increase humidity. Water freely while in growth and apply a balanced liquid feed monthly; water sparingly in winter. Pot on every 2-3 years and top dress in spring
- Pruning
- See pruning group 11; pinch out young plants to encourage bushiness
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free