Muhenbecchia Plant- what is this?

Question

It is a xerophyte, flat leaves

Answer 1

A Yahoo search for "muehlenbeckia" (include the quotation marks in the search box) yields 41,900 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a little time exploring, I'm sure that you will quickly find the information you seek. Several of the sites on the first page of results offer photos as well as detailed descriptions.

Good luck with your search.

Answer 2

"Muehlenbeckia" is closer in name, but it needs regular watering, so it's not a xerophyte. Do you mean "muhlenbergia"? These are very drought tolerant plants, most of which are native to dry places like Arizona, Texas, Mexico, etc. They are narrow leafed grasses which can be quite colorful and attractive in a garden. Some of them have pretty flower spikes as well as attractive leaves. There are some with names like Purple Muhly, Pink Muhly, Deer Grass, Bamboo Muhly, etc. I know that Digging Dog Nursery (www.diggingdog.com) has at least a couple of types.

Answer 3

Muehlenbeckia complexa is not a xerophyte, but a nice little plant I recently added to my houseplant family. It is originally from New Zealand and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere and here in the US is used mostly for topiaries. It goes by many names - Angel Vine, Wire Vine, Maidenhair Vine. It has tiny flat round leaves and black wirey stems. It likes as much sun as possible while inside (less outside) and moist well-drained soil. May or may not be what you are looking for.

Answer 4

G'day mate. The only plant I can think of with a name anything like that is "muehlenbeckia", commonly known as wire vine. My memory of this plant is small round leaves, very fine wiry stems, extremely dense foliage. This plant was grown as a low dense garden hedge back in the 70's when I was an apprentice nurseryman. Do a search with this spelling and maybe its what you are looking for, good luck.