VINES TO ATTRACT BIRDS

Common name Scientific name Zones Flower Size Exposure Comments

Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus 4-8 -- 30 to 40' Sun to partial shade Yellow capsules with scarlet seeds; plants grown from seeds are either male or female; can be very invasive

Carolina moonseed Cocculus carolinus 6-9 Light green 10 to 15' Sun to partial shade Cluster of shiny, dark red fruit appear in fall and last into winter

Cross vine Bignonia capreolata 6-9 Orange-red 30 to 50' Sun to partial shade Evergreen to semi-evergreen; native; flowers in mid-spring; leaves take on a purplish color in winter

Grape, Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia 6-9 Inconspicuous 15 to 30' Sun to partial shade Blue-black grapes; needs a male and female or perfect flowering cultivar to produce fruit; yellow fall color

Greenbrier; Smilax Smilax spp. 6-10 Inconspicuous 6 to 10' Partial shade Glossy green leaves; dark red to black berries

Honeysuckle, Coral Lonicera sempervirens 5-9 Coral to red, yellow 15 to 25' Sun to partial shade Trumpet-shaped flowers mid-spring to fall; native; cultivars: Sulfurea (yellow), Superba, Magnifica, John Clayton, Cedar Lane, Alabama Crimson

Honeysuckle, Japanese Lonicera japonica 5-9 White 20 to 30' Sun to partial shade Naturalized, rampant vine; invasive; white, fragrant flowers

Ivy, English Hedera helix 4-9 Inconspicuous 6 to 90' Partial shade to shade Many small-leaved cultivars available; can be grown as a ground cover; full sun may burn leaves in the winter; established vines are drought tolerant; very
hardy; adult and juvenile forms

Ivy, Boston Parthenocissus tricuspidata 4-8 Inconspicuous 30 to 60' Sun to partial shade Excellent on masonry walls; prefers evenly moist soil but withstands adverse conditions; burgundy fall color; attracts bees and Japanese beetles; adult and juvenile forms

Pepper vine Ampelopsis 7-9 Nonshowy 15 to 35' Sun to partial shade Native; clusters of small berries that turn white to currant-red then glossy blue-black

Rose, Virginia Rosa virginiana 3-8 Pale pink 4 to 6' Sun Flowers in summer; red hips persists into winter; good fall foliage color

Rose, Swamp Rosa palustris 5-8 Rose pink 4 to 6' Sun Fragrant flowers in summer; red hips in fall; native; salt tolerant

Rose, Carolina Rosa carolina 5-9 Rose pink 3 to 6' Sun Flowers in summer; red hips in fall; native

Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans 4-9 Orange-red 20 to 40 Sun to partial shade Thrives on neglect; spreads by underground runners and can become invasive; flowers July to frost

Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia 6-9 Inconspicuous 30 to 50' Sun to partial shade Waxy blue-black berries; good fall color

Common name	Scientific name	Zones	Flower	Size	Exposure	Comments
Bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus	4-8	--	30 to 40'	Sun to partial shade	Yellow capsules with scarlet seeds; plants grown from seeds are either male or female; can be very invasive
Carolina moonseed	Cocculus carolinus	6-9	Light green	10 to 15'	Sun to partial shade	Cluster of shiny, dark red fruit appear in fall and last into winter
Cross vine	Bignonia capreolata	6-9	Orange-red	30 to 50'	Sun to partial shade	Evergreen to semi-evergreen; native; flowers in mid-spring; leaves take on a purplish color in winter
Grape, Muscadine	Vitis rotundifolia	6-9	Inconspicuous	15 to 30'	Sun to partial shade	Blue-black grapes; needs a male and female or perfect flowering cultivar to produce fruit; yellow fall color
Greenbrier; Smilax	Smilax spp.	6-10	Inconspicuous	6 to 10'	Partial shade	Glossy green leaves; dark red to black berries
Honeysuckle, Coral	Lonicera sempervirens	5-9	Coral to red, yellow	15 to 25'	Sun to partial shade	Trumpet-shaped flowers mid-spring to fall; native; cultivars: Sulfurea (yellow), Superba, Magnifica, John Clayton, Cedar Lane, Alabama Crimson
Honeysuckle, Japanese	Lonicera japonica	5-9	White	20 to 30'	Sun to partial shade	Naturalized, rampant vine; invasive; white, fragrant flowers
Ivy, English	Hedera helix	4-9	Inconspicuous	6 to 90'	Partial shade to shade	Many small-leaved cultivars available; can be grown as a ground cover; full sun may burn leaves in the winter; established vines are drought tolerant; very hardy; adult and juvenile forms
Ivy, Boston	Parthenocissus tricuspidata	4-8	Inconspicuous	30 to 60'	Sun to partial shade	Excellent on masonry walls; prefers evenly moist soil but withstands adverse conditions; burgundy fall color; attracts bees and Japanese beetles; adult and juvenile forms
Pepper vine	Ampelopsis	7-9	Nonshowy	15 to 35'	Sun to partial shade	Native; clusters of small berries that turn white to currant-red then glossy blue-black
Rose, Virginia	Rosa virginiana	3-8	Pale pink	4 to 6'	Sun	Flowers in summer; red hips persists into winter; good fall foliage color
Rose, Swamp	Rosa palustris	5-8	Rose pink	4 to 6'	Sun	Fragrant flowers in summer; red hips in fall; native; salt tolerant
Rose, Carolina	Rosa carolina	5-9	Rose pink	3 to 6'	Sun	Flowers in summer; red hips in fall; native
Trumpet creeper	Campsis radicans	4-9	Orange-red	20 to 40	Sun to partial shade	Thrives on neglect; spreads by underground runners and can become invasive; flowers July to frost
Virginia creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	6-9	Inconspicuous	30 to 50'	Sun to partial shade	Waxy blue-black berries; good fall color