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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Names

Common Names
Virginia Creeper, American Ivy, American Woodbine, False Grape, Five-Leaved Ivy, Five-Leaves, True Virginia Creeper, Wild Wood Vine, Woodbine

Growth

Height
30-50 feet
Spread
15-20 feet
Growth Rate
6-20 feet per year

Appearance

Bloom Color
Yellowish green to Greenish white
Foliage Color
Green foliage in spring and summer, turning orange-red to scarlet in autumn.
Fall Foliage Color
Fall foliage colors range from scarlet to mauve, including orange-red, red, crimson, purple-red, and purple.

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 4-7
Sunlight Requirements
Ideal: full sun with mid-day shade in summer; tolerates partial sun or partial shade; suitable from full sun to shade.
Soil Type
Well-draining loamy soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH.
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soils, well-draining loamy soil (slightly acidic to neutral pH) with moderately moist but not waterlogged conditions.
Soil pH
5.0-8.0; tolerant of acidic to alkaline soils

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Seasons of Interest
Summer and Fall
Bloom Time
Spring to Summer

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts birds

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(L.) Planch.
Publication
Monogr. Phan. 5: 448 (1887)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Vitales
Family
Vitaceae
Genus
Parthenocissus

Synonyms

Vitis quinquefolia Vitis inserta Parthenocissus radicantissima Parthenocissus spaethii Parthenocissus graebneri Parthenocissus hederacea Parthenocissus inserta Parthenocissus pubescens Parthenocissus muralis Ampelocissus cirrhata Ampelocissus major Ampelocissus serrata Ampelocissus tricolor Ampelopsis graebneri Ampelopsis hederacea Ampelopsis hederacea var. minor Ampelopsis hederacea var. murorum Ampelopsis himalayana Ampelopsis hirsuta Ampelopsis latifolia Ampelopsis muralis Ampelopsis pubescens Ampelopsis quinquefolia Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. angustifolia Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. graebneri Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. heptaphylla Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. hirsuta Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. laciniata Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. latifolia Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. murorum Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. radicantissima Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. spaethii Ampelopsis radicantissima Ampelopsis radicantissima var. engelmannii Ampelopsis radicantissima f. minor Ampelopsis radicantissima var. saint-paulii Ampelopsis roylei Ampelopsis virginiana Cissus hederacea Cissus hirsuta Cissus pubescens Cissus quinquefolia Quinaria hederacea Quinaria hirsuta Quinaria quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. murorum Hedera carnosa Hedera quinquefolia Parthenocissus inserta f. inserta Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. hirsuta Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. quinquefolia Parthenocissus hirsuta Psedera quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. hirsuta Parthenocissus hirsuta Psedera hirsuta Psedera quinquefolia var. hirsuta Quinaria quinquefolia Parthenocissus dumetorum Psedera quinquefolia var. murorum Ampelopsis saint-paulii Psedera saint-paulii Parthenocissus radicantissima var. minor Psedera quinquefolia var. minor Cissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus engelmannii Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. engelmannii Parthenocissus quinquefolia f. minor Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. minor Cissus hederacea var. hirsuta Parthenocissus muralis var. minor Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. typica Vitis inserta var. hirsuta Ampelopsis virginiana Ampelopsis engelmannii Ampelopsis hederacea var. dumetorum Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. dumetorum Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. pubescens Ampelopsis radicantissima var. graebneri Ampelopsis saint-paulii Quinaria radicantissima Vitis quinquefolia var. hirsuta Vitis hederacea Parthenocissus saint-paulii Vitis pubescens Parthenocissus quinquefolia var. saint-paulii Parthenocissus dumetorum var. laciniata

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024