Are vines usually just one plant that branches out into many plants? Or are all the strands different plants?

Question

Or could they be both?

Answer 1

Depends on the plant......let me give a couple examples.

Less aggressive vines,
Wisteria: often grown as a single trunk vine (often grafted).

More aggressive vines are a bit different
Honeysuckle: grows very fast and will often shoot up "sucker" growth when the roots push to the surface. This vine can start in one clump and spread into many clumps before you know it.

Trailing vines are yet different also
Ivy: an excellent example of a trailing vine. This plant will often start out as one plant, but as it trails it will root into the ground. In essence making many smaller versions of the original as it goes.

A lot has to do with how you train it.
Honeysuckle when its tied up vertically will just "clump out" if it is controlled. If you let it lay down however it will act as a trailing vine and spread rapidly. You could also train a vine to look like a tree as you will often see Wisterias.

Answer 2

Most of the time a vines is one plant and at the base of the plant where the root systems meets the plant stem more stems will start coming up and from there.... each stem will branch out as they start to grow. As the vines starts to get more stems coming up from the root ball your plant starts getting bigger.

Answer 3

A vine is a single plant which produces many shoots as it grows. However, if one of these shoots rests on the ground, it can re-shoot and become another plant.

Answer 4

when I think of the word 'vine', I think of trumpet vine, queen anne's lace or coral vine, etc....not indoor plants...they could be both if the above mentioned vines have runners that touch the ground and root....if not, vines are usually one plant.

Answer 5

vines are usually one plant

Answer 6

usually just one plant. For larger areas or faster results, people will often plant several plants along the area to be covered

Answer 7

depends on the vine..
like your normal ivy, that can start as one plant, but as it grows it develops trailers, and they re-root themselves. which in turn creates a new plant.