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Vitaceae
Caro de tres hojas
Cissus erosa
Also known as Vitis suberecta, Trifoliate poison oak, Cissus matudae, Cissus duarteana var. sessilifolia
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Cissus · Tropical · Vine · Climbing · Houseplant · Humidity · Rare · South · American · Indoor
This tropical climbing vine thrives in warm, humid conditions with bright indirect light. Keep soil consistently moist but well-draining, and provide a moss pole or trellis for support. Regular misting helps maintain the humidity this South American native prefers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water when top 2 inches of soil feel dry · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf
Sources: trefle, usda
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