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Boston ivy

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Boston ivy or Japanese ivy, tall-climbing woody vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) from East Asia, one of the most popular of city wall coverings. Of the same genus as the Virginia creeper and sometimes called ampelopsis ampelopsis [Gr.,=looking like a vine], botanic name for woody ornamental vines of the genus Ampelopsis, but in horticulture also traditionally applied to the Virginia creeper, Boston ivy, and others of related genera of the family Vitaceae (grape family).
..... Click the link for more information. , it climbs by disk-tipped tendrils and has three-lobed, or three-parted, leaves, which develop vivid colors in the fall. Boston ivy is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rhamnales, family Vitaceae.
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Boston ivy uses suction-cup-like appendages that firmly attach the vine to any flat, firm surface.
Your gardening answers by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
For vines, she selected Parthenocissus tricuspidata or Boston Ivy green/burgundy foliage for under the canopy, a shade tolerant vine with beautiful leaves in autumnal red that will intertwine with Clematis 'Betty Corning' in lavender and Clematis tangutica Golden Clematis.
Green roof will soon crown Resnick's 250 Hudson Street by Real Estate Weekly
Deciduous vines such as Boston ivy or grapevines can cut cooling needs by a fourth.
Cool Your Home Naturally by Gretchen Roberts / Natural Health
 
 
 
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