Scientific Name
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Common Name
Virginia creeper
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Texture: Coarse
Height: 30 to 50'
Exposure: Sun to partial shade
Climbing Method: Tendrils with adhesive tips
Flower/ Fruit: Inconspicuous flowers, waxy blue-black berries
Comments: Native; five leaflets; excellent red fall color; attract birds; salt tolerant; can be grown as a ground cover, average moisture
Cultivars: Engelmann Ivy (small, thick leaves); var: englmannii (small leaves; excellent red in fall), hirsuta (intense fall color), Murorum (shorter branches), Saint-Paulii (more deeply lobed), Variegated, P. henryana (less vigorous; better fall color), Starshowers
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