Description | Silver Vein Creeper (Parthenocissus henryana) is a restrained growing Virginia Creeper with ornamental foliage. |
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Pronunciation | (par-then-oh-SIS-us)(hen-ree-ay-na) |
Plant Type | Vines |
Hardiness Zone | (6)7 |
Sunlight | sun-shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Temperature | 14-23 degrees F (#62) |
Flowers | insignificant, terminal inflorescence, panicle |
Fruit | dark blue |
Leaves | alternate, palmate compound, 3-5 leaflets, bluish green with some reddish tinge, white veins on young leaves, purplish underside, red to purple fall color, five leaflets (quinquefoliolate) |
Stems | scrambling deciduous vine climbs by tendrils and disk-like suckers |
Dimensions | reported to grow 15 feet or more |
Propagation | leaf bud cuttings, hardwood cuttings, seeds |
Native Site | Native to China where it grows on rocks or along hillsides and moist rocky cliffs from 300 to 5,000 feet in elevation |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced around 1895 |
Misc Facts | (syn Cissus henryana, Ampelopsis henryana, Vitius henryanai) |
Author's Notes | In zone 5, I have seen this used as a tender perennial in pots. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #42-Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers, Vines and Grasses, #62-Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants (J K Burras, Mark Griffiths), #156-San Marcos Growers website (www.smgrowers.com) |