Tuberous caudex — the caudiciform storage organ; develops impressively with age
Climbing vines with tendrils; deeply lobed leaves; striped ornamental fruits
Oklahoma to Mexico — subtropical biome; named after botanist Ferdinand Lindheimer
Family Cucurbitaceae; climbing caudex geophyte
Full sun to partial shade; sharp drainage; dry dormancy rest
Ibervillea lindheimeri honours one of Texas's great botanical collectors — a caudiciform vine from the subtropical dry flora of the Texas-Mexico borderlands, rewarding growers with a developing tuberous caudex and ornamental striped fruits.
