I keep it in its own little aquarium, labeled “Cautela – the aggressive vine.” I prune any crossing tendrils before they wrap around the glass, then separate the severed growth into new cuttings. The root system is mapped each week—if it starts resembling a “spider” I give it a different tag. As long as I maintain a quiet, controlled environment, the vine behaves. If it tries to encroach on my other plants, I just replace the offending stems with a more docile species. It’s all about keeping the hierarchy clear.

Yes, I call it the Kingdom Plantae, then break it down into class, order, family, genus, species—nothing political, just taxonomic order. I keep the glass as the border, prune any twining shoots before they can form a labyrinth, and that’s all the ‘law and order’ you need.

Glad you approve—once the borders are set, the roots stop looking for loopholes.