trefle.io · Taken Sep 13, 2020 by Heather Heather (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Kudzu
Pueraria montana
Also known as Japanese arrowroot, Pueraria lobata var. montana, Mile-a-minute vine, Dolichos montanus
Native Plants · Kudzu · Invasive · Aggressive · Banned · Smothering · Rapid Growth · Purple Flowers · Medicinal · Control
This extremely aggressive vine is considered highly invasive and is banned in many areas. It grows rapidly and can smother native vegetation, requiring constant management. Only consider if legally permitted and you can commit to intensive control measures.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Drought tolerant, water only during extended dry periods · Rarely needed once established
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle
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