Virginia Creeper vs Falsebox - TreeTime.ca

Virginia Creeper vs Falsebox

Paxistima myrsinites

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

CUSTOM GROW

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Falsebox
Virginia Creeper

Falsebox is a native evergreen shrub found in forests, slopes, and rocky sites. Its greenery adds winter interest and provides cover to wildlife. It is used to provide ground cover, especially under established trees.

It provides shelter for small animals and birds and its inconspicuous flowers support pollinators. It is long-lived and tolerant of a range of conditions, including drought once established.

Falsebox is well suited for naturalisation projects, erosion control, wildlife gardens, and low-maintenance landscapes. It is a practical addition to restoration plantings and mixed shrub communities.

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.

Falsebox Quick Facts

Virginia Creeper Quick Facts

Zone: 5a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: any
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Growth form: prostrate to spreading
Spreading: layering - medium
Suckering: high


Toxicity: berries are toxic
Foliage: evergreen, leathery leaves
Fall colour: red and purple
Bark: reddish-brown
Flowers: small, maroon-purple, fragrant
Bloom time: summer
Berries: small, hard, purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC
Native to: ON
Other Names: false box, mountain boxwood, mountain lover, myrtle boxwood, oregon boxleaf, oregon boxwood
Other Names: five-finger, five-leaved ivy