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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: 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: Greenish-white in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Autumn
Habit: Trailing, Climbing
Pruning: Pruning group after 11 after flowering.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Semi-ripe cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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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: 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: Greenish-white in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Autumn
Habit: Trailing, Climbing
Pruning: Pruning group after 11 after flowering.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Semi-ripe cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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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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| Soil types: | Loamy, Chalky, Sandy | Tell us... |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
| Light: | Full Sun, Partial Shade | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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