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Seasonvine

Cissus verticillata

Also called Princess Vine, Pudding Withe, Possum Grape, Princessvine, Pudding Bush, West Indian Cissus

Seasonvine
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0

Seasonvine (Cissus verticillata) is an evergreen climbing vine from tropical America, grown outdoors in warm, humid, frost-free areas. It likes steady moisture and a warm spot, and needs something to climb.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber, Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, and let the top layer dry slightly before watering again.
Soil
Well-draining, rich, humus-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Cissus verticillata, the princess vine or seasonvine, is an evergreen perennial vine in the grapevine family Vitaceae. It grows primarily in tropical regions near sea level, including many locations in the Caribbean region.

Other Cissus plants

Grape Ivy · Rex Begonia Vine · Veldt-grape · Treebine · Treebine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cissus verticillata 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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