Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a fast-growing shrub, 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, 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

Native to

Eastern United States to Mexico