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Cissus discolor

A slender, tender evergreen vine with silver-patterned, red-backed leaves. It is native from the Himalaya and southern China through Southeast Asia to Java. It wants warmth, high humidity and bright shade, and its leaf colour scorches in direct sun.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Moist forest edges, thickets and secondary growth, where it climbs into shrubs and small trees by tendrils.

Recorded at 10–1,520 m (median 427 m). One source gives 600–2,000 m.

NepalIndiaBangladeshChina (Yunnan)MyanmarThailandLaosVietnamCambodiaMalaysiaIndonesia (Java, Lesser Sunda Is.)Philippines

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.