Parthenocissus quinquefoliaIndiana Native
Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous deep green summer foliage); Red (Purple-red to crimson-red fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
Red
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Bloomy, blue-black fruits that birds like; fall)
 Ultimate Height:
30-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-50 feet
 Bloom Times:
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 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Tolerates any soil
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Deciduous, alternate palmately compound leaves typically have 5 serrate leaflets (1.5-4" long by 0.5-2.5" wide). Young leaves are waxy. The stems have prominent lenticels and concave leaf scars.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186
  • Fast Growth Rate 225
  • Indiana Native 162
  • Naturalizing 106
  • Wall Climber 14

    • Additional Information

    One of the strongest-climbing vines, given solid support for attachment of the adhesive discs on tendrils (not root). Not a vine for trellises or fences. Tolerates any soil, and sun or shade. Limited value as groundcover.

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