Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Japanese creeper, Boston ivy
Also known as Ampelopsis tricuspidata
- Height × spread
- 20m × 10m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This virginia creeper has big, ivy-shaped leaves that are glossy green and take on rich red autumn colour. It produces yellow-green flowers and dull blue berries and can make 20m (65ft) with no difficulty. It is often seen cladding the walls of large mansions and colleges in a wonderful flaming scarlet on sunny autumnal days.
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Autumn foliage
- Red
- Fruit colour
- Blue
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 20m
- Spread
- 10m
- Height in 10 years
- 8m
- Spread in 10 years
- 8m
- Season of interest
- Autumn
- Flowers in
- Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Bee attraction
- Walls
- North, South, East, West facing
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin irritant
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Summer
Summer · Planting
Trim the plant
Trim or tidy the plant if it is beginning to exceed its allotted space, or if it looks untidy after flowering.
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.
Found in
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Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Beverley Brook'
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