Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My Monster!, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I've had my cissus for 4 years now and it looks like a shrinking violet even under lights compared to the way it grows outdoors. I got mine on one of the Keys (Marathon Key I think at a small nursery which also had large pots of begonias) and it was excellently grown back then. It isn't as spectacular as it once was but i haven't removed it from its original pot either.

Here it is at its glory growing down (and up) a crepe myrtle. Some of the vines grew at least 8 foot to the top of that tree. I have found that it seems to grow better creeping along the ground. I believe it probably picks up more nourishment and moisture this way but I don't have time to save all the snapped off pieces when I bring everything indoors. I'm ruthless when I start bringing plants indoors. I found out that florist's ivy survives our winters because of snapped off pieces left attached to the ground. I even had a spider plant come back several years.