Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

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Parthenocissus Quinquefolia, or more commonly know as Virginia Creeper, is a vine with green foliage of the genus Parthenocissus. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 1 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Parthenocissus Quinquefolia or Virginia Creeper's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Parthenocissus
• Family: Vitaceae
• Order: Rhamnales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Vine
• Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: N'EAST SWSS
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU FAC
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FAC) 3(FAC-) 4(FAC) 5(FAC) 6(FAC) 7(NI) 9(NI)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• Allelopath: No
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: Yes
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: Blue
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Stoloniferous
• Growth Rate: Rapid
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 1
• Height Mature (feet): 1
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Moderate
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Prostrate
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: None
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: Yes
• Drought Tolerance: High
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Low
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 130
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: Low
• pH (Minimum): 5
• pH (Maximum): 7.5
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 2700
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 19000
• Precipitation (Minimum): 32
• Precipitation (Maximum): 60
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 16
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -28
• Bloom Period: Late Spring
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 18367
• Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
• Seedling Vigor: Medium
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: Rapid

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