Kangaroo vine

Kangaroo vine Care

Cissus antarctica

What is the plant

Cissus antarctica, called "kangaroo vine", is one of the best known species of the genus Cissus in the family of Vitaceae. It is a climbing plant from Australia. It is used as a vine in warm climates as an ornamental plant in gardens.

Cissus antarctica is an evergreen climbing plant widespread in warmer rainforest of Australia’s coastal regions. It is a true climber, supporting itself by tendrils. These vines are also common plants of rainforest edges, with foliage forming a screen right down to the ground. It can grow 2-3m (7-10 feet) tall indoors use as trained or hanging baskets. Its pointed-oval leaves are shiny, medium green and up to 10cm (4 inch) long. They have lightly toothed edges and are produced singly on short, red leaf-stalks. Where overhead space is restricted, growing points can be pinched out regularly to encourage the development of side-shoots. This will make the plants lower-growing and more bushy.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 18°C

Hardiness zone

10a - 11b

Difficulty

Medium

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Cissus antarctica plants need little to moderate watering. Keep the soil either dry between watering to constantly moist, but not wet. If the rain fall is abundant, good soil drainage will keep the plants healthy. Also, these vines can tolerate periods of drought.
Fertilizer
Cissus antarctica plants are heavy feeders as they are fast growing plants. Fertilize them every 2-3 months during the growing period.
Sunlight
Cissus antarctica plants should be placed in diffused sunshine to partial shade. Their leaves are hardy to full sun, but these plants prefer their roots to be well-shaded or under a thick layer of mulch.

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Soil
Cissus antarctica plants will do well in loamy, sandy loam, clay loam soil, enriched soil with pH between mild acidic to mild alkaline. However, well drained soils are preferred. To increase soil drainage use additional compost or other organic matter.
Temperature
This vine can be grown in the areas with the lowest winter temperature of −1.1°C (30°F).
Popularity
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