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Has anyone grown Boston Ivy?
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Yup. Pretty well normal. What is the problem?Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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>If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
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It is generally called "Virginia Creeper" and I am sure you will have seen it covering walls ( and chimneys and anything else it can reach). If it is in a sunny position it turns a glorious red in autumn, but, being deciduous, loses its leaves each winter. It will grow in shade, but generally the autumn colour is lost. Once it is established it takes a great deal of pruning, otherwise it behaves like a Triffid.Comment
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Sorry Tam. It is not Virginia creeper. It is a totally different climber. Look it up.Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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>If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?Comment
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They are both Parthenocissus - Boston Ivy is tricuspidata and Virginia is quinquefolia. the leaf shaoe is a bit different but I suspect they are equally thuggish!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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I have both. Virginia creeper is far less well behaved then Boston Ivy whch is very well behaved.Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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Looking to plant it into a hedge which has been burnt by my neighbours (much to my annoyance) and create screening and privacy.Comment
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Virginia Creeper is hardier than Boston Ivy which is difficult not to get killed off over a cold winter. They both have lovely colour in the autumn but both lose their foliage and look rather sparse in winter. May I suggest something like a Clematis Armandii which is evergreen and has lovely fragrant flowers in early spring, often getting a second flush in August. Mine took about 3 years to get to a decent size but is worth it.Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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>If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?Comment
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I have a virginia creeper, its one year old. When I planted it it was four short skinny twigs, in the summer it grew longer and got green leaves, then we had a show of lovely red leaves in September. They didn't last long and its now bare again. Its nowhere near as big as I want it (the four twigs grew out about five feet) but I'm hoping it will gather pace next year and cover the fence (5ft hight and 40ft long). I haven't pruned it this year but might just bring it back a foot all round to make it more bushy. I am so pleased I got it, I've wanted one for years.Last edited by Marthaclematis; 25-10-2009, 05:48 PM.Comment
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