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Ampelopsis glandulosa
Also called Porcelain Berry, Porcelain Vine, Hairy Porcelainberry
A deciduous woody climbing vine from East Asia, grown for its ornamental, multicoloured berries, that climbs by tendrils to 4 to 6 metres. It is invasive in much of North America, so check local rules before planting and manage it closely.
Ampelopsis glandulosa, with common names creeper, porcelain berry, Amur peppervine, and wild grape, is a plant in the Vitaceae (grape) family, native to temperate areas of Asia, including China, Japan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
It is commonly used as an ornamental plant, but is considered invasive outside its native range. Ampelopsis glandulosa is generally similar to, and potentially confused with, grape species (genus Vitis) and other Ampelopsis species.
Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata has distinctive medium blue fruit, and is an ornamental plant used in gardens to garnish the walls and arbours. Porcelain berry is still widely cultivated despite knowledge of its invasiveness.
If not properly managed it will become dominant on, and kill smaller trees. It will climb larger trees to the top.
The unusual blue color of the berries is due to an anthocyanidins-flavonols copigmentation phenomenon.
Ampelopsin A, B and C are stilbene oligomers found in A. glandulosa var hancei (formerly A. brevipedunculata var. hancei).
Porcelainberry grows primarily in marginal habitats such as forest edges, pond margins, stream banks, thickets, and other areas of full sunlight to partial shade. It does not grow in permanently wet soils or heavily shaded areas, and is not typically found in the interiors of mature forests.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ampelopsis glandulosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
