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Holostemma Creeper

Cynanchum annularium

Holostemma Creeper
Photo: Lalithamba from India, CC BY 2.0

Holostemma creeper (Cynanchum annularium) is a climbing vine from the dogbane family, native from the Indian subcontinent to southern China. It is grown mainly as an ornamental climber on a sturdy support in warm, frost-free conditions.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loamy soil or a standard potting mix with added grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to S. China
Climate
subtropical

About

Cynanchum annularium is a species of climbing vine swallowwort. It is native from the Indian subcontinent to South China.

Other Cynanchum plants

Cynanchum acidum · Stranglewort · Gulf coast swallow-wort · Cynanchum daltonii · Excelsior · Cynanchum gentryi · Cynanchum gracillimum · Cynanchum guehoi · Cynanchum haughtii · Cynanchum hooperianum · Honeyvine · Cynanchum macrolobum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynanchum annularium 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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