Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 6 - 12 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 - 5 feet |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Reddish-orange berries |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Other: Mildly fragrant |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Other: May to June, with some sporadic additional bloom until Fall |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
MrsBinWY | On May 23, 2021 | Transplanted 2 (all) next to old TV antenna on north side of house |
MrsBinWY | On June 23, 2020 | Potted up 2 |
MrsBinWY | On April 26, 2020 | Seeds germinated 1 |
MrsBinWY | On December 21, 2019 | Seeds sown WS 6 seeds (all) from poisondartfrog's 2019G in milk jug (outside on 12-26-19) |
SkirtGardener | On May 28, 2020 | Obtained plant |
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