Parthenocissus Tricuspidata

Description: Deciduous climber which attaches itself to walls by means of sucker-like discs at the tips of branched tendrils. The leaves are 3-lobed and turn brilliant shades of red, yellow and purple in autumn.

Botanical Name Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Common Name: Boston or Japanese ivy

Height: spectacular autumn colour excellent for covering large walls good for softening a brushwood fence quick coverage

Foliage: Alternate, simple or compound, coarsely serrated, 4 to 8 inches wide, 3-lobed (or trifoliate), shiny dark green above, much paler below.

Flower: Small, green and borne in clusters on long stems, appearing in early summer.

Fruit: A blue-black berry, 1/4 to 1/3 inch across, 1 to 2 seeds.

Growth Habits: Boston ivy needs some kind of vertical support to climb on, and a position in full sun for best autumn colour. Pruning is not necessary except to control size.