Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Scientific Name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Common Name: Virginia creeper

Native Range: Eastern United States to Mexico

Zone: 3 to 9

Plant type & Form: deciduous, woody vine

Height: 30.00 to 50.00 feet

Spread: 5.00 to 10.00 feet

Bloom Time: May to August

Bloom Description: Greenish white

Flower: Insignificant

Fruit: blue-black berries (to 3/8” diameter) which are hidden by the foliage and are often not visible until autumn leaf drop

Leaf: Compound-palmate leaves (usually 5 saw-toothed leaflets, each leaflet to 6” long) emerge purplish in spring, mature to dull green in summer and change to attractive shades of purple and crimson red in fall

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Soil type & pH: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils

Maintenance: Medium

Tolerates: Deer, Drought, Heavy Shade, Erosion, Clay Soil, Black Walnut

Identification notes: Found in open areas of ravines, valleys, rich woods, thickets, rocky bluffs, hillsides and fencerows. Uses adhesive holdfasts (also called sucker disks) located at the tendril ends to cling to surfaces. Can also creep along the ground as suggested by the common name