Rubiaceae
Woolly woodvine
Sabicea villosa
Also known as Paiva verticillata, Sabicea aspera var. scandens, Sabicea hirsuta var. sellowii, Sabicea hirsuta var. adpressa
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Climbing · Rainforest · Rare · Humid · Challenging · Rubiaceae · Woolly · Specialist
This tropical climbing shrub requires high humidity and consistent moisture to thrive, making it challenging for most home gardeners. Native to rainforest understories, it needs filtered light and protection from temperature fluctuations. Best suited for greenhouse cultivation or very humid climates.
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
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Attracts
- Moths
Sources: trefle
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