Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. - Grape family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches
Planting Distance: 17 inches
Plant Type: Vine
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Stoloniferous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: White, Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Virginia Creeper: Albuna fraxini, Alypia octomaculata, Amphion floridensis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Darapsa myron myron, Deidamia inscriptum, Desmia funeralis, Enyo lugubris lugubris, Eulithis diversilineata, Eulithis gracilineata, Eumorpha achemon, Eumorpha pandorus, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Harrisina americana, Harrisina americana australis, Harrisina americana texana, Harrisina brillians, Harrisina coracina, Hyles lineata, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa caryae, Monochroa absconditella, Orgyia leucostigma, Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella, Phyllodesma americana, Pyrrharctia isabella, Sphecodina abbottii, Spilosoma virginica, Vitacea scepsiformis
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- CAN: Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.