Muehlenbeckia complexa 'Tricolor'

Also Known As

Muehlenbeckia axillaris 'Tricolor'
Muehlenbeckia axillaris 'Variegated'
Muehlenbeckia complexa 'Variegated'
Tricolor Wire Grass
Variegated Maidenhair Vine, Creeping Wire Vine

Plant type

perennial, groundcover, vine

size

H: 4"-8"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

7a-10b

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Muehlenbeckia complexa 'Tricolor' plant details

Muehlenbeckia complexa 'Tricolor' is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover vine with gold, green, pink, variegated and white foliage. In summer chartreuse and white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Muehlenbeckia complexa 'Tricolor'

Plant type: perennial groundcover vine
Plant family: polygonaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen gold, green, pink, variegated and white
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 4 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: chartreuse and white blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Muehlenbeckia complexa 'Tricolor'

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: seaside / salt and wind
Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The small oval leaves are mottled with cream and soft yellow making a very nice contrast with the pink stems. The leaves may have pink tones in the upper surface and the edges when young. It is easy to grow and is a fast grower creating a great groundcover. Also great spilling out of containers.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

The tiny dainty leaves of this pretty 6"t x 18"w groundcover/container weeper are variegated with cream, soft-green and pink; flowers are insignificant but you?ll enjoy the foliage year-round. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Zn 6. Green, white, & pink leaves on wiry stems.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

A variegated version of the useful, ground-covering wire grass, the leaves splashed with green, white, and pink on dark, wiry stems to only 6" in height, spreading slowly. Evergreen, forming dense mats in sun to part shade in almost any soil but needing some summer water where particularly dry. Very good around steps or larger specimens such as New Zealand flax. Also successful in containers. Frost hardy to 8F, upper edge of USDA zone 7. Sometimes sold as M. axillaris.

By: Cistus Nursery

TRICOLOR WIRE VINE - A compact well behaved ground cover hardy in zones 7A-10. Trcolor foliage of green, white, and pink on dark wiry stems spreading relatively slow by underground stolons. Forming dense mats in sun to part shade. Quite unusual