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Cinnamon Vine in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Dioscorea oppisitifolia

 

Cinnamon Vine

D. oppositifolia is a perennial, twining vine. Underground, it has a deep, persistent, root-like tuber up to 1 metre long that resprouts annually. Above ground, it has round, slender stems that twine spirally upwards, counterclockwise. It is a fast growing, twining vine that has escaped from cultivation and has the ability to rapidly invade pristine habitats. Caution is advised if planting this species in a garden!

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plant Features
  • Cinnamon Vine likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Cinnamon Vine likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Cinnamon Vine is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Cinnamon Vine likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cinnamon Vine

Latin name

Dioscorea oppisitifolia

type

Perennial Vine

family

Dioscoreaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cinnamon Vine likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Cinnamon Vine is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Cinnamon Vine likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Cinnamon Vine likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cinnamon Vine is 2.00meters x 20.00meters 2.00 M 20.00 M

Dioscorea oppisitifolia

D. oppositifolia is a perennial, twining vine. Underground, it has a deep, persistent, root-like tuber up to 1 metre long that resprouts annually. Above ground, it has round, slender stems that twine spirally upwards, counterclockwise. It is a fast growing, twining vine that has escaped from cultivation and has the ability to rapidly invade pristine habitats. Caution is advised if planting this species in a garden!


Propagation

From Late Winter TO Early Spring

The bulbils on the vines sprout and become new vines, twisting around each other to form a thick mat. These can be removed and planted. If the plant is cut to the ground, the tubers can survive for extended periods and send up new shoots later. These can also be divided to create new plants.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

As this plant can take over other plants and trees, it is best planted in large containers to restrict the spread by tubers. It should however be planted in a moist but well drained soil, in sun or partial shade and be protected from temperatures below -5C. It prefers acid to neutral soil types.

 
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