Virginia Creeper vs Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Virginia Creeper vs Highbush Cranberry

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

Virginia Creeper
Highbush Cranberry

Virginia Creeper is a fast-growing, climbing vine. Its root-like tendrils attach themselves to any non-smooth surface, even brick, but will also grow as a ground cover.

Virginia Creeper makes a beautiful ornamental plant for your garden; its attractive foliage turns from green to deep red in the fall. Birds will love its red berries.

Please note: All parts of this plant are considered poisonous.

Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.

This shrub, native to much of Canada, is fast growing, and its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce.

Virginia Creeper Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none

Toxicity: berries are toxic

Fall colour: red and purple
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: small, hard, purple
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: five-finger, five-leaved ivy
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna