Celastraceae
Medicine vine
Hippocratea volubilis
Also known as Hippocratea ovata var. parviflora, Pereskia paniculata, Hippocratea ovalifolia, Salacia multiflora
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Medicinal · Tropical · Vine · Climbing · Rare · Specialist · Traditional · Medicine · Humid · Greenhouse
Medicine vine is a specialized tropical climber requiring warm, humid conditions and consistent moisture. This plant has traditional medicinal uses but needs expert care with high humidity and protection from temperature fluctuations. Best suited for experienced growers in greenhouse conditions or tropical climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 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
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle
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