Virginia Creeper or Parthenocissus
A famous climer who can cover walls and trees and is
especially beautiful at the end of summer and fall:
Its leaves colour beautiful red.
This plant is also known for its rapid growth. Birds
makes nests between the leaves. During summertime the
leaves isolate the wall against the heat.
Flowering
It has yellow white clustered flowers during the summer and
forms black berries in fall.
Subspecies
P. quinquefolia .
this plant is very fast growing. Use only if want to cover
a wall very quickly , but this plant need to be contrlled.
P. quinckefolia "engelmannii" is fast growing , and deep colours
deep red in fall.
its the most sold species.
P. tricuspidata. "green spring",has beautiful leaves in fall
and is very suited for a gardenwall.
Poison ivy
Poison ivy looks simular to Virginia creeper, but has only
three leaves.
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