Cuscuta scandens
Cuscuta scandens
- Native to:
- Albania | Austria | Baleares | Botswana | Bulgaria | Burundi | Corse | DR Congo | France | Greece | India | Italy | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Korea | Krym | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | NW. Balkan Pen. | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Sicilia | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Spain | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Türkiye | Türkiye-in-Europe | Uganda | Ukraine | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus:
- Cuscuta
- Species:
- Cuscuta scandens
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Parasite
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 60–90 days
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require scarification and cold stratification. Germination is often erratic and may benefit from host plant proximity.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI