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Ampelopsis

Ampelopsis glandulosa var. heterophylla (am-pel-OP-sis gla-dyu-LO-sa het-er-oh-FILL-ah)

Family: Vitaceae Non-native Vine (vertical)

The leaves on this vigorous, deciduous vine are deeply lobed, 3 to 5 lobes. It can be grown as climbing with few tendrils, trailing, or as an erect shrub. It can also serve as a groundcover when no support is provided. It can be found growing in a forest or natural area, as a native vine in open woods It can be weedy in disturbed areas such as a landscape, or as a cultivated ornamental vine. The flowers and berries are at their best when grown in full sun. This plant flowers on new growth. In order to control growth, cut to the ground in late winter. Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: Japanese beetles may damage the foliage.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 60 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 6 - Vine (vertical)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover; Perennial; Poisonous; Shrub; Vine
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Occasionally Dry
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 16 ft. 0 in. | Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately); Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaf value
Showy
Leaf size
3-6 inches long
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Attractive deeply lobed dark green leaves.
Flower color
Green
Flower form
Cyme
Flower detail
Insignificant
Bloom time
Summer
Fruit color
Blue; Purple/Lavender
Fruit type
Berry
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Fruit detail
Showy clusters of dry or slightly fleshy black, bluish or greenish berries.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
Asia
Distribution
NC cultivated & escaped.
Wildlife value
Birds eat the berries.
Play value
Wildlife Food Source
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall
Fruit type
Berry

Edibility

non-edible

Landscape Use
Landscape location
Meadow; Naturalized Area; Slope/Bank; Vertical Spaces; Woodland
Landscape theme
Rock Garden
Design feature
Barrier; Mass Planting; Screen/Privacy
Garden tags
#deciduous shrub #woody vine #deciduous vine #vine #bird friendly #poisonous #groundcover #wildlife friendly #weedy
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Japanese Beetle
Poison severity
Low
Poison parts
Fruits
Poison symptoms
CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN
Toxic principle
Unknown
Contact dermatitis
No
Toxicity summary
Low severity poison; parts: Fruits

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.