Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 10 - 20 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 - 6 feet |
Leaves: | Other: Dark blue-green |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Red Other: Crimson red |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Other: May to June, with some sporadic additional bloom until Fall |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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