| Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Scrambles or climbs 6 to 13 feet or more |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Green berries ripening to orange or purplish-red; each containing a single shiny black seed. |
| Fruiting Time: | Year Round |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Year Round |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of the plant are highly toxic. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Days to germinate: 14 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
