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Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia · Vine
Virginia Creeper is a fast-growing vine, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 30–50 ft × 5–10 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect green and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, pollinators and small mammals, stands up well to black walnut and compaction and deer.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30–50 ft × 5–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Green, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Compaction, Deer, Drought, Erosion, Heat, Pollution, Salt
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Eastern United States to Mexico
Will it survive your winters?
We score Virginia Creeper’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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