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Cissus rotundifolia

A semi-succulent climbing vine of the grape family with thick, rounded, waxy leaves and coiling tendrils, widespread in dry bushland from eastern and southern Africa to south-western Arabia. It is easy and forgiving in a pot: it wants bright light, warmth and a free-draining mix that dries between waterings, and it is often grown as a hanging or trellised plant.

Cissus rotundifolia
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Scrambles over shrubs and small trees in dry bushland, thicket, coastal bush and rocky hillsides, climbing toward the light from partly shaded bases.

Recorded from 5 to 2,472 m, median 1,140 m; most records come from lowland and mid-elevation bushland.

E-D.R.CongoSouth SudanEthiopiaEritreaSomaliaKenyaTanzaniaMalawiZimbabweMozambiqueBotswanaSouth AfricaEswatiniMauritiusLa RéunionSaudi Arabia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.