Scientific Name:
Cissus alata
Pronunciation:
SISS-us uh-LAY-tuh
Common Name:
grape ivy, Danish ivy
Family Name:
Vitaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Indoor vine; leaves alternate, trifoliate, leaflets usually toothed or lobed, most expanding to 5-9cm long x 4-8cm wide, petioles 4-6mm long, most petiolules 1-8mm long on the side leaflets to 1-2cm long for the terminal leaflet.
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Climbing, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central America, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Shapes:
Ovate, Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Dentate, Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
rust coloured trichomes on underside
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Additional Info:
insignificant, hairy
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Runners (or stolons), Tendrils
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Mites, Root rot
