Habitat
- native to China and Japan
- hardy to zone 4
- Special Note: This species has demonstrated
an invasive tendency in Connecticut, meaning it may escape from cultivation
and naturalize in minimally managed areas. For more information, Click
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Habit
and Form
- a deciduous vine
- vigorous
- tendrils
- 10' to 15' tall
- medium texture
- fast growth rate


Summer
Foliage
- alternate leaf arrangement
- simple, deciduous leaves
- 2.5' to 5" long
- lobed with a cordate leaf base
- serrated
- pubescent petioles
- dark green leaf color

Autumn
Foliage
Flowers
- no ornamental value
- green flowers
Fruit
- metallic, blue berry
- 0.25" to 0.33" long
- very showy
- ripens in September


Bark
- pubescent stems when young
- brown, thin stems
Culture
- transplants readily
- full sun
- needs support
Landscape
Uses
- for fruit
- to cover fence or trellis
- for quick cover

Liabilities
ID
Features
- subglobose, brownish buds
- vigorous, deciduous vine
- blue berry fruit
- tendrils
- lobed leaf with cordate leaf base
- serrated leaf margins
Propagation
Cultivars/Varieties
'Elegans' - A cultivar with smaller dissected leaves that display irregular
white variegation, this plant is less vigorous than the species. The variegated
plant can be produced from seed and is very popular in the trade.


var. maximowiczii - This variety has leaves that are more deeply
lobed than the species. It exhibits the same vigorous growth as the species.