Sevenleaf Creeper
Parthenocissus heptaphyllanative · Hill Country
Sevenleaf Creeper is a vine native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 12–36 ft tall and 4 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms red and green in Apr–Jun. Good for birds.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 12–36 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Jun · red, green
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, limestone, loam, moist, well drained
- Deer
- Moderate — deer may browse it, especially new growth
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandLimestone Cut Plain
904 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.