Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Family: Vitaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Variable height, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavoured, nor is it produced very freely. — The fruit is not very well flavoured, nor is it produced very freely.; The fruit is about 6mm in diameter and is carried in small bunches like grapes.; They should be peeled and then boiled.; The stalks are cut, boiled and peeled, and the sweetish substance between the bark and the wood is used for food.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods and rocky banks. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)