Veldt Grape

There are about 4 different types of this plant and has lot of medicinal value. It is a bit pungent and can irritate the skin a little. T...Read Morehe tender stems and leaves are used as side dish mashed along with tamarind and salt. Its burnt ash is mixed in water and filtered and evaporated in sun to get its salt which is used as medicine. I too would love to have it.

This plant grows in India almost anywhere and is known for its medicinal values and tasty chutneys are made especially in Tamilnadu. Woul...Read Mored anybody be kindly willing enoight to provide me with cuttings of this plant? It brings back childhood memories.

Central Phoenix -- Cissus quadrangularis is a great hanging pot plant for Phoenix. It needs a bit of shade, but little water. Mine has ...Read Moregone for several weeks without water in the dead of summer and not minded. I usually water it twice a month in summer, less in spring and fall and none in winter. I bring the pot inside December thru February. However, a plant that started from a dragging stem of the potted plant has been growing in the ground for 4 years. It even survived the cold winter of 2012/13 and has endured temperatures as low as 24F, without cover. It is somewhat sheltered by nearby plants and usually has a light layer of downed deciduous leaves in winter. It is now growing up into a nearby Agave and the upper tip got nipped by this year's 26F in early January.

I got the plant because it's "different". I'm growing the plant because I need it for my health. Osteoporosis. Which causes tiny fracture...Read Mores in bones. It is produced for body builders. Heals bones, builds muscle, an Anti-inflamatory and heard stories of healing tennis elbow (which I got from pulling weeds). It grows like crazy up trees. And blooms at the end of summer. They are the little "grape" leaves.
Also called Winged treebine.