Anredera cordifolia(Ten . ) Steenis
Madeira Vine , Mignonette Vine
Boussingaultia cordifolia , Boussingaultia cordata , Boussingaultia gracilis
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Family : BasellaceaeGenus : Anredera
Anredera cordifoliais a tight - growing succulent climber with fleshy rhizomes and stem that support themselves by twin around the thin branches of other plants . The stems can grow up to 30 feet ( 9 m ) long . The leave are fleshy , center - influence , promising green , and can mensurate up to 5.2 inch ( 13 cm ) long . Wart - like tubers are produced on aerial stems and are key to identifying the plant life .
Masses of little , fragrant , cream - colour flowers appear on pendent raceme that can strain up to 12 in ( 30 cm ) in distance .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Madeira Vine is wintertime hardy toUSDA plant hardiness zone9 - 11 , where this vine is easily grown in humusy , well - drained soils in full sun to part shade . However , this is a subtropical vine that only stick out abbreviated instances of unaccented frost .
Control is well-fixed if catch early . Each plant germinate from a shallow underground genus Tuber and regrows from this or the easily discontinue - off stem tuber that fall to the earth . So , all below and above - ground tubers must be removed and fling of in the garbage .
While young and less than 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) long , lift out the plant , easing out the tuber from the soil at its base . The undercover genus Tuber snaps readily , so get all the fleck . At this degree , the stem turn tubers will not have developed .
Beyond this stage , the industrial plant grows very quickly and smartly , with stem tubers develop speedily . Once it has taken off like this , pulling the vine down from tree diagram will tap its tubers to the ground where they will grow , so care must be take . Cutting and lightly removing small-scale sections and laying a sheet on the primer coat below to catch the tuber . By now , the primary subway system tuber will have enlarged and will require careful digging to get it all . Be aware that the Tuber can lie down dormant in the filth for many years .
Anredera cordifoliais aboriginal toSouth America .
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