Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size30 to 50 feet tall5 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Greenish white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a vine for privacy screens, ground cover, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet soil of most types. It climbs by tendrils with adhesive tips, so it needs no support and does not damage buildings. It sits low on the menu for deer. Birds eat the fruit through the winter, and the leaves turn mauve, red, and purple in early fall.
Pairs well with Solomon's seal, Red cedar, Sensitive fern, and Indian grass.
Native range
Eastern United States to Mexico.