General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10-20ft (fast growing)
Plant Spread: 8-15ft
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Variegated
Other: Does well in shade, but best fruiting is in full sun and best variegated leaf color is in light shade. The three-lobed leaves are variegated with white. Young leaves exhibit a pinkish tinge in the spring.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Fruit is initially a pale blue which turns turquoise as it ripens. Fruits attract birds.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Flowers and fruits appear on new growth, so vine can be cut to ground in late winter, if desired, to control growth.
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds

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Common names
  • Porcelain Vine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ampelopsis heterophylla
  • Synonym: Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii

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Location: Garden
Date: 2005-10-17
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Location: springfield MO
Date: 2017-04-26
Location: St Louis
Date: 2011-09-24
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-06-14
Yellow flowers on this plant are tiny and inconspicuous, but a ni
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-05-18
The flashy variegation on this plant usually comes true from seed
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2019-06-05

Courtesy Growing Colors
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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2011-06-13

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by DebraZone9 (California - Zone 9b) on Jun 9, 2022 1:24 PM concerning plant:
    One of my favorite plants. Very drought tolerant once established for me in California Zone 9b. Seems to like morning sun or dappled shade best. My original plant is 20+ years old now. New baby plants pop up from seed here and there once in a while, and are variegated too. Beautiful, showy, and fairly well behaved low maintenance plant for me. Great in a container or in the ground. Spider mites can be a problem once in a while when it gets hot here, but not much else bothers it. Leaves burn if grown in full sun with triple digit summer temps.
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