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Combretum fruticosum

Combretum fruticosum
Photo: Noel Leindekar, CC BY 3.0

Combretum fruticosum, the orange flame vine or chameleon vine, is a scrambling liana native to seasonally dry tropical forests from Mexico to northern Argentina. It grows well in full sun with good drainage and needs support to climb.

Family
Combretaceae (Combret family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the top few centimetres of soil dry out, and reduce watering in the dry season when it sheds leaves.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico to Trop. America
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Combretum fruticosum, known as orange flame vine or chameleon vine, is a species of bushwillow that occurs from Mexico to northern Argentina.

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Combretum aculeatum · Powderpuff Combretum · Leadwood · Rangoon Creeper · Opium Antidote · Combretum obscurum · Combretum trifoliatum · Large-fruited bushwillow · Combretums

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Combretum fruticosum 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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