Steve Silberstein - Anredera cordifolia

Known as the "Madeira Vine" or "Lamb's Tail," this South American native is a powerhouse of a climber. With its glossy heart-shaped leaves and cascading white flowers, it looks like a fairy-tale addition to a trellis, but don't be fooled—its rapid growth has earned it a reputation as a "green smotherer" in many parts of the world. It is a plant of extremes, balancing ornamental beauty with an incredibly persistent will to survive. Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11 where this vine is easily grown in humusy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. This is a subtropical vine that only tolerates brief instances of light frost. It is evergreen, aggressive and difficult to control in warm frost-free climates (Zones 9-11), but deciduous and less aggressive in climates where winter frost occurs. Stems will be killed to the ground by hard frosts, but plants will resprout in spring as long as the roots do not freeze over winter. This vine may be root hardy to as far north as Zone 7, but needs a good winter root mulch. North of Zone 7, tubers can be dug in fall and brought indoors for overwintering after the above ground vine succumbs to frost but before the tubers freeze. 1 gallon container