Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Size: #1
H: variable W: variable
Upright rounded shape
Zone 4
Full Sun to Part Shade
$21
Available for the Early Order Sale!
Virginia Creeper is a very hardy, fast growing vine that easily clings to walls and other surfaces. The dark green foliage turns a wonderful brilliant orange-red in autumn. Its small purple-black berries are a good winter food source for birds. It can also be used as a ground cover.
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death.