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Texas madeiravine

Anredera vesicaria

Also called Sacasile

Texas madeiravine is a fast, twining, herbaceous vine that can reach about 8 m, grown for its showy, fragrant flowers. It is a warm-climate plant that thrives in sun and needs a sturdy support to climb.

Family
Basellaceae (Basell family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; it tolerates dry spells once established.
Soil
Well-drained, average garden soil or loamy potting mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Texas to Venezuela, Florida to Caribbean
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Anredera vesicaria, common names Texas madeiravine or sacasile, and the related A. cordifolia are the only two species of the family Basellaceae known to occur in the wild in the contiguous United States. Both are sometimes cultivated for their showy and fragrant floral displays. Anredera cordifolia is widespread throughout the warmer regions of the world, including outside its natural range as an invasive species. Anredera vesicaria is native to Texas as well as to Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and Venezuela and it is introduced in Florida. In Texas and Florida the species grows in thickets and in disturbed areas such as roadsides and fence rows at elevations less than 500 m (1,640 ft).

Anredera vesicaria is an herbaceous, twining vine that can reach a height of 8 m (26 ft).

Other Anredera plants

Heartleaf madeiravine · Madieravine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anredera vesicaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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