Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 4 feet to 8 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Globose berry, green maturing to purplish-black. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Pale Green to greenish-yellow. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Uses: | Groundcover |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: Sow on surface, place container in light shade. |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |