Scientific Name:
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Pronunciation:
mew-len-BEK-ee-uh kum-PLECKS-uh
Common Name:
creeping wire vine, maidenhair vine, mattress vine
Family Name:
Polygonaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Stems wiry, chocolate brown; leaves alternate, nearly round, mid-green, about 1.5cm long with red petioles.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Ground cover
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Rounded, Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Five, petal-like sepals
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
White, Black
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Accessory tissue, Tepals become fleshy so may appear berry-like at one stage.
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
