Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a fast-growing deciduous climbing vine native to North America, tolerant of full sun to semi-shade and widely used to cover walls, fences, and banks.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Vine
• Deciduous
• Perennial

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷

2. Sensibilité des haies face aux incendies sous climat méditerranéen, Office National des Forêts (ONF), Direction Territoriale Méditerranée / DFCI, 2012, rated “faible” (low fire sensitivity), listed as “Vigne vierge” ↩