| Description | An improved cultivar of the more common Grape Ivy. It has larger, glossy green leaflets that are more indented than the species. |
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| Pronunciation | (SISS-us)(rom-bif-OH-lee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | moderate to bright |
| Moisture | evenly moist to slightly dry |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average |
| Leaves | compound consisting of three leaflets |
| Stems | scandent (climbing unassisted by tendrils) vine-like, flexible, hairy, brown stems with coiling tendrils. |
| Dimensions | vine |
| Maintenance | needs occasional pinching or pruning, tends to stretch and get lanky, especially if grown in dim light, has a natural habit of dropping foliage |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | West Indies, north South America |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek word kissos meaning ivy. |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this cultivar and the straight species Grape Ivy. Ellen Danica does seem to be a little more adaptable to indoor conditions. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf) #17-The World of House Plants (Elvin McDonald), #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen), #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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