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Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
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| | Red in late September |
| Common name |
Virginia creeper |
| Family |
vitaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-9) |
| Flowers |
greenish white (late spring-summer) |
| Size |
vine to 50 ft |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
I'm listing this as a weed, since I've never grown it on purpose – but I don't mind it when it volunteers in our garden. It's a native deciduous vine with fine red fall color. Often confused with poison ivy because of its vining nature and a superficial resemblance, but closer inspection readily reveals leaves of five, not three, and a differently serrated leaf edge. The flowers are insignificant, but the blue/black berries have some ornamental appeal. Birds like them, too.
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| In Houston, the creeper leaps! It's one of several volunteer vines spread by birds, and the only one we allow to grow up the downspout at the corner of the house (at right in photo above) and cover a good bit of the back wall of our bedroom (as well as part of the ceiling of our covered patio). It's easy enough to remove when it gets too rambunctious, and Amy and I rather like the look.
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