Overview

Millettia cubitti is a plant with a climbing habit in the genus Millettia, part of the Fabaceae family, with evergreen foliage. Millettia cubitti grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H3. Suggested uses include climbers, wall side borders and patio and container plants.

About

Millettia cubitti is an evergreen climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. It thrives in full sun on a south-facing aspect with sheltered exposure, preferring fertile, well-drained loam soil that is neutral in pH and moist but well-drained. This cultivar is hardy to UK zone H3 and is suitable for use as a climber on walls, in side borders, or in patio containers. It is best propagated by softwood cuttings or division in early spring, with its main seasons of interest being spring and summer.

About the genus

Millettia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It consists of about 169 species of shrubs, lianas or trees, which are native to tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Malesia, and New Guinea. Typical habitats include tropical rain forest and seasonally-dry lowland and upland forest and forest margins, woodland, thicket, wooded grassland, and secondary vegetation.

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Millettia

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Loam

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil moisture

Moist but well-drained

Aspect

South-facing

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness

H3

Plant details

Millettia cubitti size, habit and characteristics

Habit

Climbing

Foliage

Evergreen

Suggested uses

Climbers, Wall side borders, Patio and container plants

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Millettia cubitti

Propagation

Softwood cuttings in spring, Division in early spring

Pest resistance

Aphids, Whitefly, Spider mite

Disease resistance

Honey fungus

Frequently asked questions