Invasive Plant Factsheet
This woody perennial vine was introduced from China around 1860 and is still widely sold for landscaping. Unfortunately, this colorful non-native spreads from cultivation to old home sites, roadsides, fields, and forests, causing habitat destruction. It is invasive in natural areas of many eastern states, including Arlington and Alexandria, and national parks from Maine to North Carolina.
Native Alternatives
- Bignonia capreolata (Cross-vine)
- Campsis radicans (Trumpet-creeper)
- Celastrus scandens (American Bittersweet)
- Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jessamine)
- Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)
- Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower)
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Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
