trefle.io · Taken Feb 6, 2009 by Marcel B. (cc-by-sa)
Schizaeaceae
Maidenhair-creeper
Lygodium flexuosum
Also known as Mattress vine, Muehlenbackia complexa, Wire vine, Lygodium polymorphum
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Fern · Climbing · Tropical · Humidity · Delicate · Rare · Lygodium · Indoor · Exotic
Maidenhair-creeper is a delicate climbing fern requiring high humidity and consistent moisture. Needs warm temperatures above 65°F and protection from direct sunlight which can scorch its fine fronds. Regular misting and well-draining, humus-rich soil are essential for healthy growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- High
- 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
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-Shoto, Nepal, New Guinea
Sources: trefle
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