Sevenleaf Creeper
Parthenocissus heptaphylla
Sevenleaf creeper is a Texas-endemic woodbine relative with handsome seven-fingered leaves that turn red in fall and dark berries relished by birds. A heat- and drought-hardy native climber for walls and arbors.
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 6–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~32 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- TX