Description
Grape ivy belongs to the grape family. It comes from South Africa (and tropical America). It is a climber whose stems reach up to 3.5 m in length. It has decorative dark green leaves made up of three toothed leaflets. The older leaves are covered underneath with fine brown hairs, and the young leaves with white hairs.
Requirements
It is a tough plant that is easy to grow and care for.
Propagation
Cissus is propagated from tip cuttings – in spring, take the tips of young shoots with two leaves and root them.
Care
Indoors it can be grown as a climber or in hanging containers. It is best placed in partial shade or a bright spot, but not in direct sun. It does not like full shade either. The temperature should not fall below 10°C.
Water moderately in summer and very sparingly in winter. It is worth misting the plant. Cissus does not like too much water.
From March to August feed every 14 days with a fertiliser for foliage plants. Repot young plants every year and older ones less often (e.g. every two years). For plants that have grown large, just replace the top layer of soil in the pot. On young plants pinch out the shoot tips to encourage bushier growth.