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Muehlenbeckia complexa (Australian ivy)

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Beginner
skill rating

1 hour care
per year

6m
Max height

6m
Max spread

5-10 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Other names

Australian ivy, Mattress vine, Wire vine, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Australian maidenhair vine, Maidenhair vine, Necklace vine, Wire plant

Genus

Muehlenbeckia 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

Habit

Trailing, Climbing

Flower

Greenish-white in Summer

Foliage

Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Autumn

How to care

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General care

Pruning

Pruning group after 11 after flowering.

Propagation methods

Semi-ripe cuttings

Where to grow

Muehlenbeckia complexa (Australian ivy) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 6m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Containers, Foliage only

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun with midday shade. Shelter from cold drying winds. A mulch over the root stock ensures survival in a harsh winter.

Soil type

Loamy, Chalky, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Tender in frost (H3)

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Botanical name

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Other names

Australian ivy, Mattress vine, Wire vine, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Australian maidenhair vine, Maidenhair vine, Necklace vine, Wire plant

Genus

Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia

Species

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Trailing, Climbing

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Colour

Flower

Greenish-white in Summer

Foliage

Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Autumn

General care

Pruning

Pruning group after 11 after flowering.

Propagation methods

Semi-ripe cuttings

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Where to grow

Muehlenbeckia complexa (Australian ivy) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 6m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Containers, Foliage only

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun with midday shade. Shelter from cold drying winds. A mulch over the root stock ensures survival in a harsh winter.

Soil type

Loamy, Chalky, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Tender in frost (H3)

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