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Cissus verticillata

A vigorous, widespread neotropical vine of forest edges, thickets and hammocks from Florida and Mexico to Argentina, known for its long hanging aerial roots. It grows fast in warm, bright, humid conditions and needs plenty of room and something to climb.

Cissus verticillata
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Climbs over shrubs and trees along forest margins, clearings, riverbanks, mangrove edges and disturbed thickets, from wet to seasonally dry forest.

Mostly lowland (median about 230 m), but recorded up to about 2,500 m.

FloridaMexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanNorthern South AmericaBrazilParaguayBoliviaNorthern ArgentinaUruguay

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.