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Beginner
skill rating |
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6m
max. spread |
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6m
max. height |
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Muehlenbeckia complexa
Other names: Australian ivy, Mattress vine, Wire vine, Muehlenbeckia axillaris
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Genus: Muehlenbeckia
Species: M. complexa - M. complexa is a tender, vigorous, deciduous creeping shrub or twining climber with round, dark green leaves and racemes of small greenish-white flowers in summer, followed by fleshy, white fruit.
Muehlenbeckia complexa is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Fruit: White in Autumn
Habit: Spreading, Trailing
Muehlenbeckia complexa (Australian ivy) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 6m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Containers, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Prefers full sun with some midday shade. Shelter from cold drying winds. A mulch over the root stock ensures survival in a bad winter.
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Loamy, Chalky |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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Comment from
Nicola
Muehlenbeckia complexa (Australian ivy) has been used in The HESCO Garden by Leeds City Council for Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
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- Posted: Sun. 17th May 2009 13:03
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