Muehlenbeckia complexa aka Maidenhair Vine

Muehlenbeckia complexa, commonly known as pohuehue or maidenhair vine, is a deciduous climber that can be found in various regions of the world, including New Zealand, Australia, and North and South America. Its evergreen curly vines can trail around small spaces in the garden or grow as decorative plants indoors. With its dense masses of slender, wiry, interlaced stems, it can reach a height of 2.5-3m. The dark green leaves, which vary in shape from roundish to heart-shaped, oblong, and fiddle-shaped, are small, measuring up to 2cm long. In autumn, greenish flowers are borne in small terminal and axillary spikes. On female plants, the perianth persists to a fruiting stage, becoming enlarged and glistening waxy white, enclosing a black, shining nutlet. Muehlenbeckia complexa is a versatile plant that can provide shade for other plant companions, forming a green, protective curtain from above. It is also known as the "mattress plant" due to its ability to cover flat spaces like a mattress, as well as the "wiggy-bush" or "wire vine."