Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
Plant Height: | 50 feet or more |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small purplish-black berries. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Flood Resistant Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious Goes Dormant |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2012 Great Plant Picks award winner |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
piksihk | On April 22, 2019 | Obtained plant came up by itself; climbing pecan tree |
mumsymony | On June 20, 2008 | Obtained plant |
WebTucker | On May 11, 2022 | Obtained plant |
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