Climbing Hempvine

Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

Aster family

Plant Type

Vine, Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

50.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Pink

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Cosmosoma myrodora, Semiothisa continuata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.