Polygonaceae
Maidenhair vine
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Also known as Muehlenbeckia austracompla, Lacy wire vine, Muehlenbeckia microphylla, Muehlenbeckia debilis
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Muehlenbeckia · Trailing · Ground · Cover · Easy · Care · Adaptable · Houseplant · Beginner · Hardy
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAir-purifyingIndoorAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Maidenhair vine is an adaptable, low-maintenance plant perfect for beginners. It tolerates a wide range of conditions and can be grown as a trailing houseplant or outdoor ground cover. Water sparingly and provide bright light for best growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Azores, Bolivia, California, France, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Portugal
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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