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Meuhlenbeckia complexa

LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
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I've always liked this plant when I've seen it growing but have steered clear because it looks quite invasive. However, someone was getting rid of a pot of it and I couldn't resist taking it home...

I'm interested to know how people use it in their gardens - is there a perfect location? Use or location I should avoid? Creative or unexpected uses? If you have it, what do you think of it?

Thank you.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
- Cicero

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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Muehlenbeckia complexa... common name necklace vine.

    Had one on South Wales...too cold sadly it died.
    Quote RHS....H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)


    Pics below are from Palheiro gardens, Madeira.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Thanks @Silver surfer I'm hoping it will be OK here. We did have -7 the winter before last but that's unusual here 🤞 In fact the woman I got it from said it had been languishing in that pot for a couple of years in her garden, which means it must have survived those temps (probably quite sheltered). 

    Having coveted it I now can't think what to do with it!
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @LG_ Looks good trailing over the edge of a pot. Joe Lycett grew it with his Narcissus on Gardener's World. He does live in London. I grow it as a house plant.
    @Silver surfer Great to see photos of it as an establish plant.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Yes, all the pictures I have found that I like are of it trailing from a pot. But I would have thought it was a bit big and vigorous for that. No?

    When I've seen it in real life it tends to be climbing and clambering as part of a jungle / exotic scheme, and looks enormous. That is not really an option here, hence me looking for other uses. I love the leaves and stems and their relationship, but I didn't really think about what I'd do with it before bringing it home!
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I've just watched the Joe Lycett thing - thanks for the tip. I think I've got just the pot for it... 
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited June 2022
    @LG_ I think it might get carried away with the right conditions. Another name is Australian Ivy. As a house plant Iv'e had no problems, delicate leaves look good with other house plants.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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