Family: Vitaceae

Scientific Name: Ampelopsis aconitifolia

Common Name: Monkshood Vine

Description

Monkshood Vine (Ampelopsis aconitifolia) A fast-growing deciduous woody vine.  Clings to its supporting structure by tendrils.  Has blue berries turning to yellow to orange. 

Pronunciation(am-pel-OP-sis) (a-kon-eye-tih-FOH-lee-uh)
Plant Typewoody vines
Sunlightfull, mostly sunny, some shade
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Flowersgreenish
Leavesgreen, turning yellow
Stemsclusters of non-showy greenish flowers, late summer
Dimensions15 plus feet
Maintenanceprune back to maintain size
Propagationcuttings, seeds?
Native SiteNative to northern China and Mongolia. Has escaped into the wild in the USA.
Misc Factssyn. Vitis aconitifolia
Notes & Reference#62-Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants (J K Burras, Mark Griffiths)
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