common moonseed
Menispermum canadense
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size8 to 20 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common moonseed (Menispermum canadense) is a vine for ground cover and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist to wet, loamy soil. Small, greenish-white flowers open in loose clusters, and the fruit ripens in September to look like whitish-powdered grapes. The fruit is highly toxic and may be fatal if eaten, so plant it with care.
Pairs well with American spikenard, Sensitive fern, and American bittersweet.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 33 more places. See all 37
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, ON, and QC.