Maidenhair Vine
Maidenhair Vine

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Maidenhair Vine

Muehlenbeckia Complexa — A dense cloud of wiry stems and tiny leaves — the finishing texture our designers reach for, at generous established size.

Regular price£95
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Size
Delivered within 2 weeks
Hand-picked for quality and form

Plant Sizing

Height: 20-30cm
Pot: 23cm

Ceiling Height

Ceiling Height Recommended Plant Height Typical Space
200–220 cm 150–170 cm Modern apartments / contemporary homes
240–270 cm 170–200 cm Victorian or Edwardian rooms
280–300 cm 220–240 cm Period properties / warehouse conversions
300 cm+ 250–270 cm Double-height or mezzanine spaces

 

How To Pair A Decorative Pot

For no fuss or mess you can place the plant in its growing pot (the pot it arrives in) inside a decorative one. This allows allows excess water to be drained after watering.

For a good fit the opening (not diameter) and height of the new decorative pot need to be several centimetres greater than the current growing pot. Here is how we measure and list pot sizes:

Remember to take into account tapering, as the internal height of a pot will be measured from the centre to the top but the sides will taper in a rounded pot.

We recommend using a liner to protect your decorative pot and prevent leaking (whether placing the nursery pot inside or repotting directly into the decorative pot). 

Read more about how to pot your plant here.

Plant Suitability

Preferred Location: Bright indoors, or sun to part shade outdoors

Care Level: Easy

Care Instructions

When your plant arrives, follow these simple steps to help it settle into its new home.

For plant specific detail read our full care guide.

  • Choose a suitable place with appropriate light - check our
  • Carefully remove the plant from its packaging and allow it to adjust to its new environment.
  • Before watering, check the soil with your finger. If the top few centimetres feel dry, water lightly. If still moist, allow the soil to dry before watering.
  • Ensure the plant sits in a well-draining pot or nursery container, allowing excess water to drain away. (If planted follow our potted plant advice here)
  • Avoid moving the plant frequently during the first few days, allowing it time to acclimatise to its new surroundings.
  • Check your plant regularly and adjust watering and light as needed.

Following these simple steps will help your plant establish and thrive in its new space.

Plants often take 7–10 days to begin adjusting to a new environment -  light and temperature conditions - and some leaf movement or drop during this period is completely normal. 

For tailored advice you can speak to our Ai Horticulturalist here for specific advice to establish your plant or read our expert nurture guides. 

30-day Gurantee

If your plant isn’t thriving within 30 days, we’ll work with you to resolve it.

Our team will guide you first to help your plant settle into its new environment, and where appropriate, we’ll offer a replacement or credit.

Find out more about the 30-day guarantee .

For ongoing peace of mind beyond the first 30 days, you can extend your cover with Plant Protection.

Delivery within 2 weeks

Small & Medium — from £6, complimentary over £150
Large Specimens — from £25, complimentary over £1,000

We'll arrange your delivery and confirm the day in advance.

We currently deliver to mainland UK only. Costs are calculated at checkout based on your items and postcode. See our delivery page for more.

Returns

If anything isn't right on arrival, contact us within 48 hours and we'll put it right — covered by our 30-day plant guarantee.

For change-of-mind returns, let us know within 14 days. Plants and pots must be in their original condition and are subject to a collection charge, or can be returned to us by post at your own cost.

 

Space

Light Conditions

Watering

Keep evenly moist — thirstier than it looks. If it crisps from a missed watering, trim and it usually reshoots.

Temperature

Semi-evergreen and hardy in milder UK spots outdoors; happy in any indoor room.

Feeding

A general feed monthly through spring and summer.

Top Tip

Trim freely — it thickens with every cut. Beautiful spilling from a tall pot, or planted at the feet of a statement tree as living mulch.

Maidenhair Vine

Nurture Guide

Keep evenly moist — maidenhair vine is thirstier than its delicate look suggests, especially in a bright spot. Indoors, bright light suits it; outdoors it takes sun or part shade and mild winters. Trim as often as you like — every cut makes it denser. If a section crisps after a dry spell, cut it back and it will usually reshoot.

Preferred Soil

Characteristics

Muehlenbeckia complexa — the maidenhair vine — is the great softener. A dense cloud of wiry, near-black stems and tiny round leaves that spills, mounds and weaves wherever you let it: over the edge of a planter, along a shelf, at the feet of a statement tree.

This is the plant our designers reach for constantly — it's the finishing texture in many of our installations, sold here at generous size as a full, established mound rather than a sparse young plant.

Best space & place. Remarkably versatile — bright indoors, or outdoors year-round in milder spots; it's semi-evergreen and shrugs off London winters. Sun or part shade.

Watering. Keep evenly moist — it's thirstier than it looks, and will crisp if forgotten, then usually forgive you and reshoot.

Decorative pot not included, available separately.

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hand-picked

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30 day guarantee

We will help your plant settle into its new home and provide expert advice whenever needed

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Delivery

Plants are either hand delivered or carefully prepared and packed in specially designed boxes to help protect them in transit.

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Printed care guides

Every plant is dispatched with a printed care guide helping you welcome it home.

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Plant protection

Optional cover for one replacement plant in your first year.

Lifetime support

Horticulturalists At Hand

Our advice comes from plant experts who are RHS certified and look after high-end planting every day.

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