Ampelopsis megalophylla
Large-leafed ampelopsis
Also known as Vitis megalophylla
- Height × spread
- 10m × 5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This is a very beautiful climbing plant with lovely pinnate (paired) leaves held out proudly so the plant has a pleasing, almost tiered look against a wall. The leaves are elegantly oval, light green, veined, and exceptionally long. They are blue green on their underside and turn red before leaf fall. The flowers are inconspicuous but there are showy clusters of fruit held on red stalks which change from red-purple to black. When grown well it has a spare limbed elegance and looks stylish on a wall.
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Autumn foliage
- Red
- Fruit colour
- Black, Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Height
- 10m
- Spread
- 5m
- Season of interest
- Autumn
- Flowers in
- Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Winter
Winter - late · Planting
Prune to maintain the plant
Remove and dead or damaged branches or any growth that looks very untidy. Trim the plant back if necessary to keep it within bounds.