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The right plant by Buttoneer, Davesgarden.com.


All photos on this page might be a mis-ID'ed Anredera cordifolia. Then again; I can't really tell the difference... The leaves do, however not look "heart-shaped" like Anredera cordifolia is supposed to do.

 
After Rikke has taken care of it for half a year, it suddenly, after three years in my care, started to flower.

 

Author:  Henri Ernest Baillon, 1888
Family:  BASELLACEAE
Origin:  Ecuador, Peru
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  4 Centimetres
Height:  6 Meters
Flower:  White
Propagate:  Seeds/Rhizome
Names:  Gulf Madeira Vine. Bridal Wreath, Cascade Creeper, Lamb's Tail, Madeira Vine.
Synonyms:  Boussingaultia baselloides Kunth, 1825.
Anredera weberbaueri
, Soukup, 1967
Boussingaultia weberbaueri Ulbr. 1934.
Tournonia leptostachys, Moq. 1849.

This member of the Basellaceae family was given this name by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1888. It's found in  Ecuador and Peru. Give it a well-drained soil, some water and lots of sun. The rhizomes will grow to four centimetres and the wines to six meters. The flowers are white, and the plant can be reproduced both by cuttings, seeds and bulbs.

Sub-family: Anredereae.

The genera from the Spanish word enredadera which refers to a twining or climbing plant. The species name might indicate it look like Basil; Ocimum basilicum.