Botanical Name: Cyphostemma juttae (Cissus juttae)
Common Name: No common name
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial

Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape thick, fleshy plant forming a large caudex with thick branches with thick, coarse leaves often reddish beneath; deciduous in winter
Height to 10'
Spread to 5'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers a fast-draining soil; amend poorly drained soils
Hardiness some frost, Zones 16, 21-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves trifoliate leaves, thick, silvery gray, to 8" or more, often folded and strongly dentate; veins often reddish beneath
Flowers small greenish yellow flowers borne in panicles
Fruit bright red drupes to 1" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
peculiar specimen plant used in containers or mixed in with succulents; striking when large and develops fruiting clusters
 
Landscape Care:
Watering keep fairly dry; suffers from root rot when drainage is slow
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer (slow release) in spring
Pruning remove dead leaves
Pests/Diseases root rot
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Namibia, Southwest Africa
Family: Vitaceae

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