A robust climbing vine with almost blue leaves.

There are many (cultivated) varieties of this plant. 'Cebu Blue' has silvery, greenish-blue leaves that become much more intensely silvery-metallic, especially on larger plants. 'Cebu Blue', as the name suggests, comes from Cebu, one of the larger Philippine islands. It is probably not a cultivated form, but a natural form.

Botanical description.

Originally from Southeast Asia, this species has now been introduced almost everywhere in the tropics and subtropics. The plant has low requirements and is very robust, making it a popular and, above all, easy-care indoor plant.

Appearance.

Like other Epipremnums, E. pinnatum 'Cebu Blue' is a climber and only grows its large, fully developed and coloured leaves when it can climb. It can also be grown as a hanging plant, but then it remains much smaller.

As a young plant, Epipremnum pinnatum 'cebu blue' will trail along the ground until it finds something to climb, usually a tree. At this stage of its life, it is small, can handle very little light, and has rather inconspicuous leaves.

Once it has found a tree, it climbs it and attaches itself with its aerial roots. From now on, it needs more light and less moisture. Only then does it develop the leaves that are typical of the species, which also become much larger.

Care.

This cold-hardy plant likes a lot of light, but not direct sun at midday. It thrives best in a location with bright but indirect light, for example directly by a west/east window or slightly to the side of a south-facing window. A little direct morning sun, or a little more direct sun during the winter, will not harm it. However, you should be careful not to damage the leaves. Direct sunlight can "burn" the leaves, especially after longer periods of cloudy weather.

This species will only form its adult leaves if it gets both enough light and a support to climb on. This could, in nature, be a tree trunk, but it could also be another fairly rough surface, such as a wooden plank.

You can also use a so-called " moss stake ", which retains more moisture. Epipremnum pinnatum 'cebu blue' also wants to be planted in a well-drained soil mixture that is allowed to be moist without being wet, like our aroid soil. Buy Epipremnum pinnatum 'cebu blue' online!