What are the planting methods and alternate names of the Cissus sicyoides?

 Cissus sicyoides is like a waterfall, like a curtain, hanging down, and it is very beautiful. How do you plant Cissus sicyoides? What nice alternate names does Cissus sicyoides have?

How to plant Cissus sicyoides:

1. Soil selection

It is not very fussy, and ordinary garden soil is enough for it to grow very well, though slightly fertile sandy soil lets it grow even better! Except in winter, you can usually keep the soil slightly moist.

2. Aerial root treatment

Keep newly planted Cissus sicyoides slightly moist. Aerial roots that appear while it is still climbing should be removed in time so they do not affect strong growth. During this period, you can fertilize once or twice, applying light fertilizer sparingly!

Once the vine has climbed onto the prepared trellis, you can let its aerial roots grow freely!

3. Sunlight and watering

Plenty of sunlight is certainly better. Although it is fairly shade tolerant, if you want it to grow more luxuriantly, give it more sun. You can water it fairly often, but be careful not to let the soil become waterlogged.

4. Pruning

During the growth period, Cissus sicyoides will produce many weak branches. At the beginning, keep only the main stem growing and remove the others, which helps it climb faster and grow more luxuriantly and robustly!

Cissus sicyoides also has many advantages: drought tolerant, high temperature tolerant, and shade tolerant. What an easy plant to grow.

It also loses its leaves in winter, and it is not very cold tolerant. Below 10 degrees, it needs protection from the cold and warmth retention!

Alternate names of Cissus sicyoides:

A Curtain of Dreams, Mandi Rong, Fugui Curtain, and others;

The newly grown aerial roots are red, and they slowly turn yellow-green. Each stage has its own charm, and both are enchanting and romantic scenery!

What leaves the deepest impression is its slender reddish-brown aerial roots. The aerial roots are very long (up to more than 3 m), and numerous aerial roots hang from the branches. Using "A Curtain of Dreams" to describe it could not be more fitting!

Cissus sicyoides has just such a magical effect. Hurry and plant one in front of your home, and then summer will not be so hot.

How to plant Cissus sicyoides

Cissus sicyoides, also known as Yimping Vine, Zhulian Vine, and others, is a perennial evergreen climbing herbaceous plant in the grape family, genus Cissus. Many flower lovers do not know how to plant Cissus sicyoides. In fact, it is not that difficult. Compared with pruning and shaping, planting is much easier. As long as you pay attention to a few of its habits, you can grow Cissus sicyoides well.

Cissus sicyoides originated in tropical America and has strong adaptability to soil, able to grow in soils of various types; however, note that the soil must not become waterlogged and must drain well. The best is sandy soil rich in organic matter. Cissus sicyoides likes a environment with ample sunlight, and its suitable growth temperature is between 20°C—35°C; Cissus sicyoides has a very strong spreading ability. In winter, although it loses its leaves, its growth speed is extremely slow, or its aerial roots grow slowly. It stops growing in environments below 10°C (in northern regions, it is difficult to grow because of climate issues).

During the growth period of Cissus sicyoides seedlings as they become mature plants, you can apply fertilizer twice to promote seedling growth (note not to apply too much). In the first year of planting, it can basically cover the trellis completely; during the period when the seedlings become mature plants, Cissus sicyoides will grow some red aerial roots on the stem nodes. These aerial roots should be removed when the Cissus sicyoides plant grows onto the trellis; when the aerial roots grow onto the trellis, you can prune them into shapes according to your own interests and preferences.

After Cissus sicyoides becomes a mature plant, it does not need pruning. Under severe cold winter climate conditions, you only need to remove some diseased and insect-damaged branches, dead branches, or some overly long branches.

Below are some points to note:

1. Plant symmetrically on both sides of the trellis, with a distance of 2—3 m between each Cissus sicyoides;

2. After Cissus sicyoides has been planted and has survived for a period of time, choose a robust Cissus sicyoides branch as the main vine for cultivation, and cut off the immature twining part at the leading end. For example, branches can easily be thinned to reduce some unimportant branches and ensure the growth advantage of the main vine;

3. Use string to carefully wind the main vine of Cissus sicyoides onto the support so that it can grow by winding in a clockwise direction;

4. For branches growing from the base of Cissus sicyoides, the thick and strong ones can be kept for later use, but all the thin small stems must be removed so that all the nutrients at the base are supplied to the main vine for growth;

5. When the vines of Cissus sicyoides grow onto the trellis, the branches should no longer be removed. At this time, these branches need to be evenly distributed in other directions so as to grow into a fully formed landscape.

Propagation of Cissus sicyoides:

There are mainly three methods for propagating and cultivating Cissus sicyoides: the first is the stem cutting method; the second is the seed propagation method; the third is the air layering method. Among them, the stem cutting method has the advantages of simple operation and a high survival rate. It involves cutting the removed branches into two bud-bearing stem segments and inserting them into a moist medium or fine sand, keeping them moist. The seed propagation method, however, is cumbersome to carry out and has a slow growth speed.

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