BITTERSWEET Celastrus scandens

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Length: 2 - 4 m (6 - 12 ft)
Spacing: 0.6 - 1.2 m (2 - 4ft)
Native Range in Canada: SK, MB, ON, QC, NB

Description: Clusters of bright orange fruit add colour to fall and winter landscapes - Male and female plants are needed to produce fruit - Yellow leaves in fall.

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WILD HOPS Humulus lupulus

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Length: 3 - 6 m (9 - 18 ft)
Spacing: 0.6 - 1.2 m (2 - 4 ft)
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NL

Description: A vigorous grower - Cut vines back in fall for spring growth - Host for Question Mark and Comma butterflies - Male and female plants needed to produce hops.

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VIRGINIA CREEPER Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Length: 4 - 12 m (12 - 40 ft)
Spacing: 1 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft)
Native Range in Canada: SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS

Description: Excellent groundcover or climbing vine with dense foliage - Bright red leaves in fall light up the landscape.

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WILD GRAPE Vitis riparia

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Length: 3 - 6 m (10 - 20 ft)
Bloom Time: June
Colour: Greenish White
Spacing: 1.2 - 2.4 m (4 - 8 ft)
Native Range in Canada: MB, ON, QC, NB, NS

Description: A vigorous climber for covering arbors and walls - Makes good jelly - Birds love the grapes - Yellow leaves in fall.

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WESTERN VIRGIN'S BOWER Clematis ligusticifolia

Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Length: 3 - 5 m (9 - 15 ft)
Spacing: 0.6 - 1.2 m (2 - 4 ft)
Native Range in Canada: BC, AB, SK, MB

Description: Masses of dainty white flowers cover this dense, fast growing wild clematis. Male & female plants needed to produce poofy seedheads.

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