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Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]

Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush

Scientific Name:

Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]

Genus:

Pieris

Species Epithet:

phillyreifolia

Common Name:

Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Native/Alien:

S.E. Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

Feb, March

Habitat Description:

Swamp forests.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Evergreen

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

(*Key)

Global Rank:

G3 - Vulnerable (*Key)

State Status:

(*Key)

Notes:

This southeastern species has the remarkable habit of often growing as a creeping vine under the bark of Taxodium ascendens or Chamaecyparis, the branches exserted through the cypress bark, sometimes ascending into the upper canopy with the main stem never visible except at the very base of the tree; it also sometimes grows as a low shrub.

Note the flowering woody branches emerging from underneath the bark of Pond Cypress which it has climbed

Ware County, GA

The Scientific Name is Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]. You will likely hear them called Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush. This picture shows the Note the flowering woody branches emerging from underneath the bark of Pond Cypress which it has climbed of Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]

Larry Mellichamp

Branches emerging from underneath Pond Cypress bark-a unique behavior

Okaloosa County, FL

The Scientific Name is Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]. You will likely hear them called Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush. This picture shows the Branches emerging from underneath Pond Cypress bark-a unique behavior of Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]

Larry Mellichamp

Close-up of plant

Jefferson County, AL

The Scientific Name is Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]. You will likely hear them called Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush. This picture shows the Close-up of plant of Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]

Larry Mellichamp

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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