Snake Apple is a unique native vine that naturally climbs up trees, shrubs, and fences, lighting up the Texas plains with their ornamental deep red-orange globe fruits like ornaments on a Christmas tree. The leaves also have a unique shape that is of great ornamental value! This vine is fantastic for dry shade to part-shade gardens, but also fruits better with more sun exposure. Ibervillea lindheimeri is a great food source for fruit-eating birds and the flowers are good for nectar-seeking insects.
Water Use: Low Light Requirement: Sun, Part sun Soil Moisture: Dry, Medium Dry Cold Tolerant: yes Heat Tolerant: yes Soil Description: Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Saline Balsam Gourd, Lindheimer's Globeberry, Globe Berry, Snake-apple, Balsam-apple
Germination: Sow in Spring. Seeds germinate around 65-70F
