What is Parthenocissus?

Parthenocissus is a group of climbing plants that grow wildly in mild zones from China to North America. These plants are often grown as ornamental plants or ground cover in gardens. The family group is part of the Vitaceae family or grapes and shares many characteristics. Most Parthenocissus plants have wide leaves, habit and produce grape berries every year. Plants are able to produce their berries without pollination. Among the ten species are Virginia Creeper, Boston Ivy, Sevenleaf Creeper and Woodbine. Many varieties are resistant to -40 ° F (-39.9 ° C) and can grow more than 40 feet (12 meters) high. As ornamental plants are Parthenocissus nice and practical, as a cluster of vineyards growing sides Summer can reduce accounts for heating and cooling costs. The plant produces small blue or white flowers on reddish stems and leaves in autumn orange and red before they fall to the ground. Virginia Creeper produces grape purple berries that birds eat.This ivy is often found in a garden or strongly covering trees, fences, walls, narration and buildings.

Boston Ivy, called Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Japanese denies or grape ivy, is another deciduous wood of the genus Parthenocissus. It creates masses of individual leaves of three to five lobes on vineyards. It has originally grown in China, Japan and Korea, but has since spread around the world. The name Boston Ivy comes from his popular decorative vine in Boston.

Parthenocissus plants grow and spread so vigorously that they can often become invasive annoying plants, especially in areas that do not receive too many winter frosts. Plants are also sometimes confused with poisonous ivy, which has a similar appearance, but grows in clusters of three leaves. Some people experience an allergic reaction to the sap of plants that contain an irritating chemical rafid. BobLe and leaves of plants are slightly poisonous to humans, but they are valuable food plants for birds eating berries, and larvae of moths eating leaves.