Plant Type

Ground cover, Vine

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green, Dark Green, Red

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Native Garden

 

Accenting Features

Espalier, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Screen, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

This vine resembles Virginia Creeper, but it is smaller and slower growing. Bright green, five-petaled palmate leaves glossy, and turn red in the fall. In mild climates, it would hold its leaves, but here it will probably lose them. It is twining, tendrilling, and clinging, but if left with no support, it will cover the ground rather thoroughly. Listed as being hardy to USDA Zone 7, but also as being hardy to -10 degrees. I don't know of anyone growing it here, but it is slower than P. quinquefolia, so it may be worth a try.

Like other vines in this genus, Hacienda Creeper is indifferent to soil type, as long as it is well drained. Grows in sun to shade, and will grow until it runs out of space or you cut it back. It was found by Scott Ogden in an old hacienda in Mexico. Hardy to -10 F.