Nekemias arborea
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Pepper-vine
Vitaceae
Also known as Ampelopsis arborea
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Vine | |
| Size: | 20-35 ft tall by 10 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Green,NA | |
| Fruit Color: | Purple,black | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Noted for: | Showy fruits, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | For special uses only. This tall growing vine can hide unsightly objects in moist places and is useful to providing cover for wildlife and food for birds. When grown on a fence or arbor, new leaves can be bright red in color. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Can get weedy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Mildly acidic to mildly alkaline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Fruit is eaten by songbirds and small mammals. White-tailed deer browse the leaves and twigs. | |
| Insects: | Attracts hymenoptera (native bees and flies). | |
| Native Habitats: | Moist sites. Hammocks, hummocks in wetlands, hummocks in riverine swamps. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures