General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 15-25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small blue berries maturing to yellowish-orange, each containing 2 to 3 seeds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Monkshood Vine

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)

Great plant for quick vine cover but keeps on growing and reseeds

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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