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Chestnut vine

Tetrastigma voinierianum

Chestnut vine
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chestnut vine (Tetrastigma voinierianum) is a tropical climbing liana from Laos and Vietnam, grown mainly as a hothouse or warm conservatory ornamental for its handsome, deeply lobed leaves. Give it a warm, humid spot with bright light and a sturdy support to climb.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; reduce in winter.
Soil
Free-draining, peat-based or loam-based potting mix with added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Laos to Vietnam
Climate
subtropical

About

Tetrastigma voinierianum, called chestnut vine and lizard plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tetrastigma, native to Laos and Vietnam, and introduced in Hawaii. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetrastigma voinierianum 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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