| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 15 - 25 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 - 25 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Oblong to ovate, 2 - 3 inch, each containing numerous small black seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Other: White, fading to creamy yellow. |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Days to germinate: 30 - 90 days. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
