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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

• »  Easy to grow
• »  Unique dark green foliage
• »  Provides great bird and mammal cover
• »  Food source for caterpillars
• »  Spring flowers produce a multitude of deep bluish-purple berries that attract birds
• »  Crimson-red fall foliage
• »  Native

• Category:Vine
• Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
• Hardiness Zone:4-8
• Height:40-50 ft
• Spread:40-50 ft
• Bloom Color: Green Shades

Here's a vine that has so much to offer the landscape yet few people know about it. Virginia Creeper is easy to grow and is a perfect plant for sun or partial shade on a trellis, rock wall, or any other sturdy structure. It displays a unique, 5 leaflet palmate, dark green foliage that looks beautiful throughout the growing season and provides great bird and mammal cover and a great food source for the caterpillars of some of our favorite butterflies. This plant's inconspicuous spring flowers produce a multitude of deep bluish-purple berries that birds find quite attractive. This functional, easy to grow plant also puts on a crimson-red fall foliage show that would make this American Beauties selection worth growing even if the landscape critters didn't love it!