Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | Twines and climbs, 12 to 30 feeet |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small, spherical black berries, each containing a few seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Other: Fading to yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Erosion control Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Raw |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |
dragonfetti | On October 13, 2014 | Obtained plant From Seedfrenzy on eBay. |
WebTucker | On April 29, 2022 | Bloomed |
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