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Polygonaceae
Wirevine
Muehlenbeckia hastulata
Also known as Polygonum hastulatum, Mattress vine, Calacinum hastulatum, Creeping wire vine
Native Plants · Vine · Hardy · Climbing · Low · Maintenance · Coastal · Wire · Stems · Ground · Cover
A hardy, wiry-stemmed climbing plant that's excellent for covering fences or trellises with minimal care. Tolerates coastal conditions and poor soils once established. The small heart-shaped leaves create an attractive fine-textured covering that's virtually maintenance-free.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and 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
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
- Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Peru
Sources: trefle, usda
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