Common names for Kudzu include:

• mile-a-minute vine

• the vine that ate the South

• foot-a-night vine

Kudzu is native to Japan and China, however it grows well in the Southeastern
United States. Kudzu is a vine that when left uncontrolled will eventually
grow over almost any fixed object in its proximity including other vegetation.
Kudzu, over a period of several years will kill trees by blocking the sunlight.
For this and other reasons many would like to find ways to get rid of it.
However, the flowers which bloom in late summer have a very pleasant
fragrance and the shapes and forms created by kudzu vines growing over trees
and bushes can be pleasing to the eye.