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Cissus antarctica

Kangaroo Vine

Vitaceae

Description:

A woody climbing or scrambling vine with rusty-hairy new growth and toothed leaves up to 12 cm long. Produces small yellowish flowers followed by edible purplish-black fruit around 15 mm. Very fast-growing and ideal as a groundcover where there is nothing to climb.

Special Features:

  • Attracts birds and bees

  • Can be used effectively as groundcover

  • Edible fruit

Natural Habitat:

Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt Forest

Tree/Shrub Height:

Aspect:

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil/Conditions:

Adaptable, Well-drained

Flower Colour:

Yellow, Cream, White, Green

Cissus antarctica - Kangaroo Vine

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