Category Archives: Vitaceae

BOTANICAL NAME:            Ampelopsis brevipedunculata FAMILY: Vitaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Ampelopsis, Porcelain Berry Vine HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  4-8 Sunset:  All Zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, 2.5” – 5”, 3 lobed(s), cordate base, deep dark green, glabrous, coarsely serrate, dense foliage mass, stems have … Continue reading →

BOTANICAL NAME:            Parthenocissus quinquefolia  FAMILY:  Vitaceae COMMON NAME (S):            Virginia Creeper HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA:  4-9 Sunset:  all zones   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, compound-palmate, divided into three to five separate 6-inch leaflets with saw-toothed edges.  Superb and dependable fall leaf color, orange to … Continue reading →

BOTANICAL NAME:            Parthenocissus henryana FAMILY:  Vitaceae COMMON NAME (S):            Silvervein Creeper HARDINESS/ZONE:            USDA :  6 Sunset :  4-9, 14-17   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, compound-palmate, formed by five to seven leaflets, coarsely toothed, each 1-2.5 inches long, which open purplish, turn dark bronzy green … Continue reading →