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Vincetoxicum linifolium

Vincetoxicum linifolium
Photo: John Nugent Fitch, Public domain

Vincetoxicum linifolium is a climbing subshrub in the dogbane family, native to dry shrubland and dry forest in Yemen and Socotra. It is a wild species of arid habitats and is not grown commonly in gardens, so care details are limited.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to dry habitats.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Warm conditions suited to its dry tropical habitat; protect from frost.
Native range
Socotra
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Vincetoxicum linifolium is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Other Vincetoxicum plants

Vincetoxicum tsaii · Vincetoxicum shaanxiense · Cynanchum elegans · Cynanchum floribundum · Vincetoxicum diplostigma · Vincetoxicum oblongum · Vincetoxicum auritum · Vincetoxicum forsteri · Vincetoxicum rupicola · Swallowwort · Vincetoxicum anomalum · Bearded Tylophora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vincetoxicum linifolium 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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