Muehlenbeckia axillaris is a ground-hugging prostrate shrub from New Zealand and the Australian states of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. It has tiny leaves (considerably smaller than those of Muehlenbeckia complexa) and its pale yellow flowers are similarly diminutive, so small it is easy to not notice them at first. It is more of a low ground-covering shrub than a climbing plant but it can be trained or pruned in a number of ways, depending on your needs. Like many of the divaricating shrubs of Australiasia - and in particular, of New Zealand - the twiggy woody stems are curiously appealing and create a dense wiry zigzagging mass.

It is hardy in most parts of the UK, sometimes partially losing its foliage in the colder winters and should be fleeced if the weather gets severe.