Features of growing indoor vines with photos and names

Creepers - one of the varieties of climbers with flexible thin stems originally from tropical forests. Under natural conditions, they grow up to the light and the sun, clinging to the trunks and branches of neighboring plants. Under room conditions, liana plant species are able to use special supports and garters as a support.

Indoor creepers

Under room conditions, vines can decorate corners and sheer surfaces. Indoor species of vines are blooming and non-flowering, accents are either on flowers or on decorative leaves, large and small sizes. All kinds of indoor vines need support. In the fruit of 50-100 liana seeds, the shape of which is cylindrical or ovate, rounded, with a diameter of 3-6 mm, a length of 5-10 mm.

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The most common are flowering and unpretentious indoor vines.Among the many names of indoor vines, the most popular plants are cissus (birch), seedlings, and common ivy.

Monstera

According to one version, it is believed that the name of this room liana comes from the word "monster" because of the huge rugged leaves and hanging roots, which the first travelers who saw the monster in the tropics, perceived as a monster's legs. Often it is called the "moan" for the bizarre forms of its roots. Monstera often grows on treetops, where its seeds are brought by birds. From there, with the help of its aerial roots, it reaches the soil and takes root. Under natural conditions, it is able to reach tens of meters in length, at home - 5-6.

Monstera has huge, wiry, dark green leaves on long cuttings up to 0.5 m. Solid, heart-shaped leaves eventually become peristalist with slots.

Under the monster in natural conditions, weather can be predicted thanks to its hydathodes, special organs located on the lateral processes. Water is released on them on days with high moisture.The slits on the leaves provide cross flow from tropical rains and make it possible not to tear.

In addition to the main stem, monsters are well developed additional. They are, in fact, air roots, which give the plant additional moisture and nourishment, which serve as additional supports. They grow from the nodes of the main stem and grow towards the soil to take root there. Monster from South and Central America, belongs to the genus Aroid. Of the 30 known species in the home are grown such as oblique and non-oblique Monstera, Monstera perforated (Adanson), a charming monster (delicacy). For all these species it is important in the room bright place and space.

The plant grows fully in the 4th-5th year of its life and has a diameter of up to 3 meters, it is firmly attached to the walls with its lateral roots. But at the same time she needs additional props and tying.

It blooms at home monstera rarely. The flowers are small, representing the inflorescence-cob with a white-green hood. After flowering, the cob is formed with a sour taste and the smell of pineapple.

The fruits of Monstera Delicatessen in her homeland are eaten.

Money Cards

Indoor flower creeper is a liana, one of the 25 species of the Aroid family from Southeast Asia. Due to its similarity with ivy, it got its name from the Greek word skindapsus. Like the monstera, it has, in addition to the fibrous underground root system, also additional aerial roots.

In room conditions, money pool also grows well, unpretentious. It has oval, alternately located on the stem, of different patterns and shades of green sinewy leaves. Almost never blooms.

Cissus

It can grow in both dark and light rooms. This climbing houseplant popularly received the name for visual similarity - "grapes" and "ivy". In fact, it is an ampel bush with flexible spikes with tendrils, therefore it forms a crown very beautifully from a hanging pot or on a stand. Belongs to the family Grape.

Cissus has simple oval or dissected leaves, rarely blooms in indoor conditions.Flowers from cissus are small, collected in false umbrellas.

Most often, Cissus Antarctic and Cissus rhombolic are grown in room conditions — shade and temperature-tolerant plants. In winter, these species are able to withstand a drop in temperature to minus 10 degrees, and in the summer to transfer hot and dry air.

Philodendron

Philodendron is one of the numerous genera of the Aroid family, including up to 900 items. The name in translation from the Greek sounds "love tree" and reflects the essence of the growth of this vine plant. It grows in tropical forests, is found in the marshes, on the banks of rivers, in the lower zones of the mountains. It has aerial roots and suckers. It differs in life forms depending on the habitat.

Like other crested species, it is a semi-epiphypite. Some of its primary forms may be fully epiphyte, that is, climbing plants. Of these, only the secondary form takes root.

Under philodendron, in vivo, the main characteristics of liana plants are presented: underground and aerial root systems, antennae and suckers. The philodendron develops two types of leaves: first, scaly-shaped, in the sinuses of which lateral buds develop (photo), and then ordinary, on a long petiole, inside which buds develop.

All this is located on the main shoot, which ends in inflorescence. Scientists still do not know where the next shoots grow from.

Scale-like leaves are also called cataphylls - usually green, solid in the period of protection of the buds on the stem. Then, when the leaf is formed, the cataphills fall off, leaving traces on the stem.

The leaves of the philodendron alternate on the stem with the vagina. The leaves of some species reach up to 2 meters in length. The shape of the leaves of this plant can be oval, arrow-shaped and other forms, whole and dissected, sometimes twice. At seedling leaves heart-shaped.

An interesting fact is that at the philodendron on the same plant there are leaves of different forms. In adult plants, as a result of morphogenesis, leaves of various shapes and sizes are formed.

The flowers also have much in common with other types of lianovah - this is the inflorescence-ear, forming the fruit-ear. The ear is similar to wax due to the density of flowers, self-pollinating.

Syngonium

Another representative of liana is syngonium. The stems of a young plant are involved in photosynthesis, have a width of from a few millimeters at an early age to 6 cm in the period of its maximum development. With age, the outer epidermis has a slight tendency to crackle, reducing the flexibility of the stem. There are species with a wax coating of the stem.

The roots of the signonium of two types - feeding and livestock-growing.

The leaves of the syngonium are cut into several parts. The bottom part is relatively smooth. On the top sheet - barely noticeable longitudinal vein, lateral veins do not reach the edge of the sheet. The reticulated nature of the venation is a distinctive feature of the leaves of syngonium.

Inflorescences, cobs have small distances between the flowers.

Hoya

Flowering indoor vines are striking in their beauty. The saturation of colors, waxes of the figures of flower petals, fragrance attract and cause admiration. One of these flowers is hoya. Hoya - a genus of lianovas from the Lastovnev family - curly evergreen. It has oval, leathery leaves ovoid. Inflorescences are axillary, with a rounded fleshy corolla with five members. Flowers are gathered in an umbrella.

Hoya grows in both warm and cool rooms; it is also picky for air.

Stephanotis

The second name stephanotis - Madagascar Jasmine or Marsdenia. From the Greek words "stephanos" - the crown and "otos" - the ear, refers to the Lastovnev family. The name was given by the shape of the flower, resembling a crown with petals bent away like ears. At home, of the 16 species, only Stefanotis Floribunda is grown, which is a flowering indoor vine.

In room conditions, the flower reaches 5 meters in length. Its leaves are oval with a pointed apex, leathery, entire, dark green, 7–9 cm long, and 4–5 cm wide. The flowers of the stephanotis are room-like, funnel-like, 4 cm in diameter, fragrant. Flowers are white or cream color. Under natural conditions, there are flowers in both yellow and light lilac. They form a bunch of inflorescence, numbering up to 7 flowers.

Mandeville (diplomatic)

She is the most attractive of the home blooming vines, but whimsical.At home, it reaches up to 4 meters in length, has leathery, shiny, dark green oval with a spike at the top of the leaves.

It is formed both as a climbing vine, and as a bush. But the decoration is large funnel-shaped flowers, which are white, crimson, red or pink. Each flower has five petals. On one plant can bloom up to 80 flowers at the same time and not wilt within 10 days. The flowering period - from spring to autumn.

Due to their beauty for florists, the most popular types of diploadia are:

• mandevil is brilliant;
• Mandeville Sander;
• Mandevilla is loose;
• Mandevilla Bolivian;
• mandevilla is superb.

Heat, fresh air and good lighting - the main conditions for the care of these plants.

Mandeville does not tolerate low temperatures. For a better update of the root and the formation of the crown she really needs pruning.

Caring for Mandeville, you need to wear gloves, do not allow children and animals to plant.

Thunbergia

Tunbergia - Liana from the Acanthus family. It is in room conditions up to 1.5 meters. Leaves are heart-shaped at the base, up to 7 centimeters long.It is one of the fastest growing plants in the Aroid family. It can be either in the form of a bush or a vine or a grassy plant.

Some of its species are annuals. One of the annual species is tunbergy cruise. Without problems from seed grows in room conditions up to 1.8 meters. Beautiful blooming liana. Leaves - arrow-shaped, on thin petioles. Flowers - tubular, bright orange, with chocolate-brown pharynx. There are species with yellow and white flowers.

Unpretentious, comfortable feeling at an average room temperature. It is important that the place for it is well lit, but without direct sunlight. It tolerates dry air, but loves spraying. In addition, spraying helps her to avoid infection with spider mites.

Room ivy

Indoor ivy (cheder) is an unpretentious and in room conditions perennial liana, having many forms and species. Ivy is decorated with deltoid leaves on long stems.

Flowers in most species are located at the ends of the branches, small, combined in a brush, entire or five-toothed calyx; the corolla is five-petaled, five stamens, pistil at the base with a fleshy disc.

The fruit of the ivy is a black or yellow berries, with three to five seeds each.

It tolerates the shadow, and in well-lit places blooms.

Features of growing

If there are no individual recommendations, then when growing room vines one should adhere to the conditions necessary for most of their species: diffused lighting, high humidity, frequent spraying, watering as the soil dries, fresh air, fertile but light soil.

In order for the plant not to hurt and to have a chic look, it does not need to be placed near heating devices, it is necessary to do regular spraying with purified water. The soil moisture should also be monitored so that the roots are not in the dried ground for a long time.

Waterlogging adversely affects the roots, because the mold can grow in them. To avoid this, drainage must be cleaned.

With the help of liana plants each house will look more alive, brighter, more comfortable. The bends of the branches soothe, and the flowers - will delight!