Origin
Brazil
Light
Bright indirect
Watering
Weekly
Care
Expert
Flowering
Foliage
Liane de Jade
With long cascades of claw-shaped flowers in an unreal turquoise, the Jade Vine produces one of the rarest blue-green colours in the plant world — a sight few have witnessed in person.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Southeast Asia
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Expert
The impossible turquoise of the Philippines
Endemic to the rainforests of the Philippines, the Jade Vine hangs racemes up to three metres long, made of hundreds of claw-shaped blooms in a uniquely luminous turquoise.
Threatened in its native habitat and pollinated by bats, it is today one of the rarest and most spectacular climbers ever brought into cultivation.
"The Jade Vine invented a colour nature almost never grants."
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Styling Tip 01
Heat and light
It requires a warm, humid climate and a very bright position; cold stops it outright.
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Styling Tip 02
Strong pergola
Build it a tall, sturdy structure — the racemes must hang freely to reveal their full length.
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Styling Tip 03
Water generously
Keep the soil moist during growth; it comes from a rainforest and dreads prolonged drought.
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Origin
Australia
Light
Full sun to partial shade
Watering
Weekly
Care
Moderate
Flowering
Foliage