Supple-jack (Berchemia scandens)

POTTED PLANTS

Green stems, small leaves, and small grape-like clusters of berries make it quite ornamental. Male/Female plants are separate.

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Item #: BESCA

Binomial Berchemia scandens

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Supple-jack can tolerate extreme habitats and a wide range of conditions. In bottomland forests, it can become a large, twining vine with woody stems. It can also grow in the desert-like conditions of Missouri glades where it becomes a densly sprawling mat.

Wildlife use the plant both as a food source, eating the drupes of blue berries, and as a place of shelter. The berries should not be consumed by people.

Its common names of supple-jack or rattan vine indicate its use for making walking sticks or wicker products.

Uses: wildlife, groundcover, wood products
Bloom time: May to June (greenish/yellow flowers)

Height: Will grow to the top of a trellis or tree
Space: 4 to 6 feet

Sun: Sun to shade
Moisture: Dry to moist