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Bloodvine

Climbing plant type: Creeper (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This small creeper is a quick growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 12 feet (3.7 meters) and growing as high as 418 feet (127.4 meters). It prefers to grow on man-made objects.

It takes 2 months for the white or amber stems to mature, by which point they each have a diameter of 3 cm (1.2 inches) and are hard and brittle.

The long, tapering, clammy leaves reach up to 6 inches (15 cm) in length. They are blood red and blood red, and have rounded edges.

Ivy often grows along the trunk.
It comes in 94 varieties.
A particular bird species likes to nest in it.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like