About
Cissus rhombifolia is a perennial climbing plant that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features shiny green foliage made up of three broadly ovate leaflets. While its flowers are not particularly noteworthy, they may give way to blue-black berries.
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
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Trop. America
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a peat-free, loam-based compost such as John Innes No 2 in bright, filtered light. Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter. Pot on or top dress in spring
- Pruning
- Pruning group 11
- Propagation
- Propagate by hardwood or greenwood cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- Glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and mealybugs may occur
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free