eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Shrub , vine
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a shrub for woodland areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows as a ground cover, an erect shrub, or a large vine on trees. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Its fall foliage turns orange to deep red.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Red trillium, and Swamp azalea.
Native range
Southern Canada, United States to Guatemala, and central China to Taiwan and Japan.