| Description | Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) is a vigorous-growing vine that attaches to walls by adhesive pads. It can have nice red fall color. |
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| Pronunciation | (par-then-oh-SIS-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full, part day |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Greenish white borne on terminal panicles. |
| Fruit | dark blue berry |
| Leaves | Alternate, simple, usually three-lobed green leaves that turn red in the fall produce tendrils with adhesive pads. It is a deciduous plant. |
| Stems | Produces tendrils with adhesive pads on tendrils. |
| Dimensions | spread over 30-50 feet |
| Maintenance | The adhesive of this plant is very strong and will attach it's self firmly. If you try to remove this vine from plaster, cement, wood, etc., pieces of the material may come with the hold fast discs. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Found in most of the USA and parts of Canada. Found growing in chaparral & brush country, open woodlands, shaded woods, streamsides, riverbanks |
| Author's Notes | The fall color seems to be a bit variable. Some years, the plants I observe will be a brilliant red, and other years a more muted red. On my property, it can become very aggressive, growing in shaded areas. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #62-Manual of Climbers and Wall Plants (Burras, Griffiths), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of |
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