C. rhombifolia and it's sports are among my favorite house plants. Elkay's photo above is the species; Hopeful Author's appears to be the sport 'Ellen Danica' (aka 'Oakleaf'). My very favorite is C. rhombifolia 'Mandiana'. Unfortunately, that variety seems to be lost to commerce. I grew it a number of years ago, and passed it along to a neighbor when we were posted overseas. It was the first plant I tried to replace when we retuned, but haven't been able to locate it anywhere. All of the grape ivies are difficult to propagate and rather slow to grow. Consequently, they're not of much interest to the large-scale wholesale operations. Too bad, because the various members of the rhombifolia group make really terrific house plants. If any indoor gardener here knows of a source for C. rhombifolia 'Mandiana', PLEASE let me know.

The only plant that ever developed powdery mildew in my home was a grape ivy! Until then, I was a huge fan, too, lol. I have noticed that they have been strangely missing from garden centers and green houses in the past few years. I have no idea why. Maybe our Mr. Subjunctive will see this and chime in. There are thousands of images, I am sure. Just type in 'grape ivy' into google...then click on 'images'.

Debi, your pic doesn't work. It says deleted or moved. Tell me, did you win your Cissus on Ebay? The seller had several auctions, titled grape/oak leaf ivy. Of course I had to have one..it arrived today..it's not a grape ivy, it's oak leaf ivy..I'm happy. Walmart sometimes sells grape ivy's, and although they're beautiful, especially when mature and hanging in a sunny spot, I prefer oak leaf.. So let me know if you won your plant on Ebay. The Oak Leaf won is big. I've got to dl new plant pics, haven't had time since I've been repotting. 3 days of repotting! lol..Try another picture..Toni One more thing. Ppl have different concepts regarding light conditions..What one might deem 'x' window full sun, someone else might call it bright light. There's confusion when ppl discuss light conditions. When I worked at Rentokil and Home Depot, customers would ask questions about light. Because a tag said, bright light, they jumped to the conclusion that plant needed desert sun. lol..NOT! Unless someone literally sees a room during the day, we can only assume. See if your AV flowers. If it doesn't, then it's not because the area didn't have sufficient light. It could be your AV. Oversized pot, lack of fertlizers, etc. If your AV's potted in soil-less mix, it need more fertilizer than a plant potted in soil. Good luck..Toni

Well w/ a botanical name, you can now search for European nurseries which carry Cissus, right?