Vines?

[highfyre]

From time to time Ive seen pics of vines that are not terrestrial. Ive seen members that have them either hanging or even growing on glass. Are there types that allow for small clippings to just be attached to wood, walls, or glass to start?

[JimO]

Originally Posted by highfyre

From time to time Ive seen pics of vines that are not terrestrial. Ive seen members that have them either hanging or even growing on glass. Are there types that allow for small clippings to just be attached to wood, walls, or glass to start?

I'm not a plant person, but there are several types of ficus vine that grow readily from cuttings. I start mine in the soil at the base of the surface I want them to cover. They get a slow start, but once established, they will indeed cover all kinds of spaces, including glass and they have a habit of growing upward more than outward onto the ground.

Here's a picture of some of the "oak leaf" variety. For scale, the mature leaves are about the size of thumbnail frog. To me, it looks like a wall covered in English Ivy. And, as I said, I usually start the cutting in soil, they will send roots into whatever surface on which they grow and are ultimately not dependent on having roots in the soil. I have recently started cuttings higher up on a Great Stuff background (with coco fiber and sphagnum moss glued to the surface). I embedded the roots in damp sphagnum moss in a little nook and they are taking hold and growing. They like lots of light.

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