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Scientific
Name
Parthenocissus
tricuspidata
Common
Name
Boston ivy; Japanese creeper
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Hardiness Zone: 4-8 |
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Habit: Deciduous
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Growth
Rate:
Rapid |
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Texture:
Coarse
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Height:
30
to 60'
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Exposure:
Sun
to partial shade
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Climbing
Method: Tendrils
with adhesive tips |
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Flower/
Fruit: Inconspicuous flowers;
blue-black berries |
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Comments:
Excellent
on masonry walls; prefers evenly moist soil but withstands adverse
conditions; burgundy fall color; attracts bees and Japanese beetles;
adult and juvenile forms
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Cultivars:
Annie
Hall, Atropupurea (large leaves: red in spring
and fall; purple in summer), Aurata (yellowish green), Beverly Brook
(small leaves; red in fall), Fenway
Park (yellow-green foliage),Green
Spring (young leaves have red tinge), Ginza
Lights, Lowii
(small leaves),
Purpurea (red leaves tinged with purple), Veitch's
Creeper (small leaves with reddish purple tinge when young), Veitch
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© Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University
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