Stranglewort is a climbing, twining perennial vine in the dogbane family, native to the Mediterranean, parts of Africa and Asia. It is a wild plant rather than a common garden subject, and it is grown mainly where a tough climber is wanted.

Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as: Climber
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Water deeply during dry spells, then let the top of the soil dry out before watering again.
Soil: Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and dry conditions.
Temperature: Hardy in mild temperate climates; protect from hard frost below about -5 °C.
How easy: Easy
Safety: Toxic: All parts, including the milky sap, contain cardiac glycosides and are poisonous if eaten; skin contact with the sap may irritate.
Native range: Canary Is. (Lanzarote), Medit. to Siberia and N. China
Climate: temperate

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Cynanchum acutum is a species of climbing vine swallowworts native to Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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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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