Virginia Creeper vs Staghorn Sumac - TreeTime.ca

Virginia Creeper vs Staghorn Sumac

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Rhus typhina

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Virginia Creeper
Staghorn Sumac

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.

Staghorn Sumac is a popular ornamental shrub with red velvet like antlers that produce seeds that provide nice winter interest for landscapers and gardeners.

This low-maintenance plant is a great addition to any garden it is also used in shelterbelts.

Virginia Creeper Quick Facts

Staghorn Sumac Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: low

Toxicity: berries are toxic

Fall colour: red and purple
Flowers: small, green-yellow
Fruit: small, red
Berries: small, hard, purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: five-finger, five-leaved ivy
Other Names: stags horn sumach, velvet sumac