Mikania

House Plants

Mikania is a quick-growing trailing house plant which is one of the new generation of house plants – it entered the shops in the 1980s. Mikania is colorful; the veins are purple and the leaf surface is distinctly red or purple when the plant is kept in a brightly lit spot.

Growing Mikania can be tricky until you give it the right conditions. Mikania care can be narrowed down to two important ingredients: water and light. Mikania is not really happy house plant in the living room – it needs moist air, but misting can damage the leaves.

There is a single species of Mikania sold as a house plant: Mikania ternata. The palmate leaves are green with a purplish sheen, slightly hairy above and densely hairy below.

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Mikania plant

Secrets of success

Temperature: Average warmth – minimum 50° – 55°F in winter.

Light: Bright light with some direct sunlight. You can safely put the plant in a sunny spot, where the colors will be at their best.

Water: Keep compost moist at all times and reduce watering in winter.

Air humidity: Mist Mikania with care – tepid water, very fine spray and keep misted plants away from sunshine.

Propagation: Take stem cuttings in spring.

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