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01/01/98

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata--Porcelain Berry

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8                                     
Height: 15 ft   Spread: 15 ft   Form: irregular             
Type: vine                                                  
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches                     
Fruit: Blue                                                 

Comments: The main ornamental trait of this vigorous vine   
is the ornamental blue fruit.  The fruit change from        
yellow, through shades of purple, to eventually become      
blue.  Porcelain berry has no particular soil preference.   

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Elegans' - The young leaves are white tinged with pink  
     but become green with white variegations at            
     maturity.                                              

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1997, Weston     
Nurseries 1997.                                             

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