08/16/2026
I heard a talk at Intercity given by Peter W Plants about growing fat caudex plants. I became obsessed with growing cissus tuberosa, which Peter grows magnificently. I told him I needed one. I think he saw the deranged look in my eyes. I really needed to have one. He had seen it somewhere at the Intercity sale, so we walked around together looking. He asked a friend where it was, and there was cissus bliss.
Part of the vine rooted outside of the pot!
It loves to wander and that’s just fine by me and the plants.
Exposed caudex. Roots are very healthy on limited drip watering.
Thanks Peter for sharing your amazing plant wisdom. I brought the plant home and realized that those leafs were very familiar. Hiding under one of my benches was a plant that I had planted a couple of years ago. I forgot about it because the pot hides under the bench. The vine grows upwards and became a bit of a monster last year with aerial bulbs. I wonder if it began with Peter. He is a major wholesale producer. On a whim I transplanted to a larger vessel. There was a healthy caudex forming under the soil. I red buried it and cut the vine back to the caudex. I’m hoping it will sprout more vine this year. I’m giving soil to some of the aerial bulbs. They seem to root easily. This may be my new favorite caudiciform plant!
This is the caudex reburied.
This will get a pot soon.
