We are a family owned and operated business that is located in Southeast Louisiana. We are about sixty miles Northeast of New Orleans. In Southeast Louisiana you will find much of our culture comes from Acadian French and Indians. The parish that our business is located in is called the Florida Parishes because at one time this area was part of Florida. Louisiana has a very rich history of many things one of which is the naming of the Smilax vine. The Acadian French gave the name “cantaque” to all members of the Smilax family. This is a Choctaw word for greenbrier.

Similax vine has over three hundred different varieties including blackberries. The type we pull is traditionally the roundleaf greenbrier. There are times we get leaves that are shaped as a heart or even berries. In some areas it is known as Jackson Vine. Similax vine grows as far north as Nova Scotia and heads towards the southeastern part of the US. It goes east from Florida to southeast Texas.

Simuilax is a very adaptable vine it can be used as decorations for alters, benches, bouquets, centerpieces, candelabras, stairways and hanging vines for entrances, arches and trellis. We try to provide vines that are one vine in length however your purchase may come as a bunch of vines. This could happen because there were no vines available for your specific length.