| Description | A relatively easy to grow vine with glossy, waxy variegated leaves. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (sen-NEESH-shee-oh)(mak-roh-GLOS-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Sunlight | bright |
| Moisture | approach dryness |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Flowers | In the greenhouse the all green German Ivy has bloomed yellow flowers but never did the variegated. |
| Leaves | The leaves have irregular creamy yellow markings against the dark green background of the leaf. |
| Stems | succulent stems become woody and brittle with age |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Maintenance | pinch to promote fullness |
| Propagation | easy by tip cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Kenya. |
| Misc Facts | Plant is poisonous if ingested. |
| Author's Notes | I use to sell a lot of this plant through the high school greenhouse. We stopped growing it because the leaves would fall off when taken home. This is probably because the plant does not acclimate real good to the new environment of the house. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #70-Indoor Plants (Courtuer and Clark) |
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