Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vigorous climbing vine; brilliant scarlet fall color. The ripe berries are occasionally eaten raw but are sparse-fleshed and mildly astringent — better left for the birds that actually rely on them.
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 5–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~32 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY