Botanical Name: Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’
Common Name: Variegated porcelain berry
Type of Plant: dicot: vine
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Variegated, deciduous vine which has palmate, multi-colored leaves and blue berries; spreads and climbs or grown as hanging basket
Height to 15'
Spread to 15'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to shade
Soil any soil with good drainage
Hardiness hardy: zones 2-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves broadly ovate to 4" across with 3 coarsely toothed lobes; somewhat hairy beneath; green variegated with pink and white irregular marbling
Flowers greenish white flowers in short cymes
Fruit 1/4" diameter berry; begins white and turns blue
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent hanging basket plant and ornamental vine for dramatically colored leaves and fruit
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering, not drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer after leaves emerge in spring
Pruning thin out and control size in winter
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Eastern China
Family: Vitaceae

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