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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 12 to 26 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small orange-red berries |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Other: Creamy-white tinged with pink |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
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