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Boston Ivy – Parthenocissus tricuspidata
(30 seeds)
$4.15
Fast grower with magnificent red and orange autumn colour.
19 in stock
As a bonsai, this Boston Ivy variety will look great grown in cascade style or in an upright or semi-upright style. The spectacular changing leaf colours make for a beautiful bonsai all year round.
Bonsai Location
OutdoorBonsai Difficulty
BeginnerBonsai Styles
Cascade, Semi-cascade, Informal UprightBonsai Size
Small (0-25cm), Medium (25-80cm)Position/Sunlight
Full SunAdditional Features
Easy Care PlantsGrowing Information
In the Garden
A popular and tough deciduous climber that looks great covering unsightly brick walls or grown over a trellis. Parthenocissus is a genus of about 10 species of deciduous tendril climbers found in the forests of the Himalayas, East Asia and North America. Most commonly they cling by tiny disc-like suckers on the end of their tendrils. They are fully hardy and can be grown in sun or partial shade.
Propagation
Parthenocissus tricuspidata /Boston Ivy is set apart from the rest of the genus by virtue of having 3-lobed leaves as opposed to the commonly seen 5-lobes. Very vigorous, the Boston Ivy can grow to over 20 meters. Its leaves are up to 20cm in length are a bright green through the year turning to shades of red, purple and orange in Autumn.
Product Details
| Common Name: | Boston Ivy |
| Scientific Name: | Parthenocissus tricuspidata |
| Seeds Per Packet: | Approx 30 |
| Climate: | Cold Temperate, Subtropical, Warm Temperate |
| Hardiness: | 1 (-15 to -10 °C) |
| Ideal Soil pH: | Acidic, Neutral |
| Soil Type: | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Position/Sunlight: | Full Sun |
| Watering: | Medium |
| Flower Colour: | Unremarkable |
| Bonsai Location: | Outdoor |
| Bonsai Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Bonsai Styles: | Cascade, Semi-cascade, Informal Upright |
| Bonsai Size: | Small (0-25cm), Medium (25-80cm) |
| Tree Full Height: | 15-25m |
| Tree Full Width: | 2-5m |
| Foliage: | Deciduous |
| Foliage Colour: | Green |
| Seasons Of Interest: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| Climate: | Cold Temperate, Subtropical, Warm Temperate |
| Additional Features: | Easy Care Plants |
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