In Korean, A. polygama is known as 개다래 gaedarae;[1] in Japanese as マタタビ matatabi; and in Mandarin (Liaoning dialect) as 葛棗子 gézǎozi.

These colorful markings make the plant identifiable from afar, until the flowering season when the leaves turn completely green.

The longevity of an individual flower is 2–3 days, when the plant also starts to develop small, yellow to yellow-red, egg-shaped, fleshy, and multiseeded fruits, which mature from September to October.

[3] In China, silver vine was used as a preventive health aid, and is still commonly used as an alternative therapy for hypertension, arthritic pain,[4] and was investigated for potential to induce apoptosis in in vitro promyelocytic leukemia.

[citation needed] The leaves, buds, and stems can also be ground into a powder or cut, steamed, and steeped to make tea.

[13] A study published in January 2021 suggests that felines are specifically attracted to the iridoids nepetalactol and nepetalactone, present in silver vine and catnip, respectively.