New Guinea Creeper Plant Care
Mucuna bennettii F.Muell.
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Mucuna bennettii, commonly known as New Guinea creeper, red jade vine or flame of the forest, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is distributed from Sulawesi to Vanuatu.
Full sun to partial shade
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How do you care for New Guinea Creeper?
New Guinea Creeper grows best in full sun to partial shade.
What Is the New Guinea Creeper?
New Guinea Creeper (Mucuna bennettii) belongs to the Fabaceae family within the Mucuna genus. New Guinea Creeper is also known as Red Jade Vine.
New Guinea Creeper displays a climbing vine growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . New Guinea Creeper produces showy clusters of colorful pea-like flowers.
What Light Does the New Guinea Creeper Need?
New Guinea Creeper thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a New Guinea Creeper?
Well-draining loamy soil with added organic matter for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for New Guinea Creeper to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a New Guinea Creeper?
Repot annually in spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a New Guinea Creeper?
New Guinea Creeper can be propagated through seeds, stem cuttings. Similar propagation techniques also apply to holton's velvet bean plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the New Guinea Creeper Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list New Guinea Creeper, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the New Guinea Creeper?
New Guinea Creeper is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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New Guinea Creeper is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Mucuna genus — compare its care with other Mucuna species on PlantoScan.
Mucuna is part of the Fabaceae plant family — browse all Fabaceae genera and species.
New Guinea Creeper thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Mucuna Species
Other Mucuna species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Mucuna bennettii F.Muell., family Fabaceae (first published in Descr. Notes Papuan Pl. 1: 63 (1876)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list New Guinea Creeper, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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