Vancouveria planipetala

Also Known As

Insideout Flower
Redwood Ivy

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 6"-12"
W: 24"-36"

planting zones

6a-9b

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Vancouveria planipetala plant details

Vancouveria planipetala is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with bronze and green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Vancouveria planipetala

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen bronze and green
Mature size: 24 IN - 36 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: woodland garden, year-round-interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Vancouveria planipetala

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

(INSIDE OUT FLOWER) Glossy leafed ground cover mounds reminiscent of Epimedium native to SW Oregon and NW California, evergreen 6-12” tall and slow spreading. Part to full shade, prefers moisture but takes some dry shade when established; organic, well drained soils are ideal. Leaves will bronze attractively in some sun. Late spring, early summer blooms – wiry stems support white clusters of small, pointed flowers. Deer and rabbit resistant. USDA Z7-9 3” pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

An excellent choice for out under the Doug Fir where you just can't seem to get enough water for anything to thrive. This West Coast native is low growing, to only 8-12" tall, and produces charming tiny white flowers with a spot of red dangle in spring. Shade is best, possibly some morning sun, in fertile soil with mulch. Needs water to establish and tolerates prolonged drought thereafter. Evergreen in USDA zone 8; root hardy to -10F, zone 6.

By: Cistus Nursery

Evergreen perennial to 2' tall forms broad, lacy, carpets from spreading rhizomes. Graceful, slender and fern-like, it is fully deciduous in cold-winter areas. Features medium green, shallowly lobed leaflets held on wiry stems. Flowers are small and white, carried abundantly in clusters. Plant in light to medium shade in reasonably well-drained soil with moderate to regular water. Useful as groundcover in partial shade, a woodland garden or shaded rock garden. Hardy to 10F. Oregon to Central California.

By: Native Sons

Shiny firm foliage, rounded and lobed, on slender stalks to 18". Sprays of small white flowers. Creeping evergreen ground cover for woodland garden.

By: The Bovees Nursery

Redwood Ivy. This is a premier groundcover which is nothing like ivy. You will never find this choice species on a noxious weed list. Evergreen leaves forming a slow carpet with delicate white "inside-out" flowers suspended above like celestial motes of light. Drought tolerant!