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Clematicissus

Clematicissus
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Clematicissus is a small genus of climbing vines in the grape family (Vitaceae), native to South America and Australia. Commonly grown members are the Australian kangaroo vine (Cissus or Clematicissus angustissima, also called the kangaroo vine) and related species, which are grown as trailing or climbing houseplants that need bright light and moderate watering.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Let the top of the soil dry out between waterings and water more sparingly in winter.
Soil
Well-draining peat-based or general houseplant potting mix.
Temperature
18–27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Clematicissus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Vitaceae, native to South America and Australia.

Other Clematicissus plants

Clematicissus angustissima · Pepper Vine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematicissus 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.

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