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) |
Plant Height: | 10 to 20 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Other: 1/4 inch blue to black berry, each containing 2 to 3 seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Yellowish-green to grayish. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Edible Parts: | Roots |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |