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Vitaceae
Cissus obovata
Cissus obovata
Also known as Cissus caustica, Cissus emarginella, Cissus trifoliata var. obovata, Cissus tuberculata
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Cissus · Vine · Tropical · Rare · Caribbean · Climbing · Collector · Houseplant · Vitaceae
This rare tropical vine from the Caribbean requires consistent moisture and bright indirect light. Allow soil to dry slightly between waterings and provide climbing support if desired. Best suited for collectors seeking unusual tropical specimens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water when top inch of soil feels dry · Every 7-10 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
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
Sources: trefle, usda
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