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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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 20 to 35 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Other: When grown in full sun, leaves take on a reddish hue.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of purple to blackish berries, each containing 3 seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Cold stratify for 4 to 6 weeks at a temperature of 35ºF to 40ºF
Days to germinate: Seed germination may be very slow, sometimes taking more than a year.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Peppervine
  • Pepper Vine
  • Cow Itch
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Nekemias arborea
  • Synonym: Ampelopsis arborea

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: September 4, 2022
Peppervine #322; RAB page 697, 120-3-1; AG page 115, 28-3-?; LHB
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Arkansas
Date: 2019-08-06
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: September 4, 2022
Peppervine #322; RAB page 697, 120-3-1; AG page 115, 28-3-?; LHB
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-06-03
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-07-26
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-08-14
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-08-14
Uploaded by Ryanh300
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (next to bridge)
Date: July 16, 2023
Peppervine #322; RAB page 697, 120-3-1; AG page 115, 28-3-?; LHB
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: September 4, 2022
Peppervine #322; RAB page 697, 120-3-1; AG page 115, 28-3-?; LHB
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: September 4, 2022
Peppervine #322; RAB page 697, 120-3-1; AG page 115, 28-3-?; LHB
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-04-24
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-07-11
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-20
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-07-26
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-08-14
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-20
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-07-16
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: Sep 6, 2011 8:40 AM
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: Aug 23, 2011 9:55 AM
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2018-06-23
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: June 10, 2010
Peppervine Bloom
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 23, 2012 2:23 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar from this plant which produces a light colored honey.
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