NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius]
Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush
Scientific Name: |
Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius] |
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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. |
Larry Mellichamp |
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Larry Mellichamp |
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Larry Mellichamp |
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