Native Vines

“When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine.” Alex Lowe

This native vine has a number of other common names including: Devil's Darning Needles, Devil's Hair, Love Vine, Traveller's Joy, Virginia Virgin's Bower, Wild Hops, and Woodbine. — A closeup of the seedpods of Clematis virginiana (Virgin's Bower or Old Man's Beard)

Below is a list of the vines native to Distant Hill. If a plant's name is in Green, touch or click on it to see a photo of the plant, its fruit or its flower. We hope to be adding more species as we identify them.

The Vines Native to Distant Hill

Scientific Name

Common Name

Amphicarpa bracteata

Clematis virginiana

Parthenocissus vitacea

Vitis aestivalis

Vitis labrusca

Hog Peanut
Virgin's Bower
Virginia Creeper

Summer Grape
Fox Grape