Delicate climber 3m x 3m
Prefers shade or dappled light
Sandy loam with reliable moisture
Flowers Spring and Summer
Bird and bee attracting
Bushfood species
Vegetation Community
Rainforest margins and wet sclerophyll forests.
$3.50
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Height
Delicate evergreen perennial climber reaching several metres. Though it is known to stay low, twining through groundcovers and shrubs. It does not get thick leaves and smother mature plants like some vines.
Aspect
Prefers shade or dappled light
Soil
Succeeds in most soils when grown in a shady position, prefers humus-rich loamy soil.
Flowers
The flower is sweetly scented and bloom in Spring and Summer. The fruit is eaten my numerous bird species.
Tips
Edible young shoots cooked make a fine substitute for asparagus, since it’s a relative.
Vegetation Community
Rainforest margins and wet sclerophyll forests.
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