General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: 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: 30 to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 5 to 10 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: bight yellow-green heart shaped leaves that mature into a three pointed leaf. Fall color features shades of red, orange and yellow.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/3 inch blue-black berries.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Boston Ivy
  • Golden Boston Ivy

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