This vine has a slender woody stems that branch and has tendrils with suckering disks that adhere to walls. The leaves are glossy green turning red during autumn and the small star-shaped greenish flowers appear in a cluster from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 4 to 9

Parthenocissus tricuspidata is naturally found from China to Japan growing in thickets and woodlands over rocks and shrubs at an altitude from 100 m (328 ft) to 1,200 m (3,937 ft).

It prefers a well drained fertile moist sandy to caly soil and is pH adaptable and grows in a semi shaded to sunny position and is frost and drought tolerant.

Boston Ivy is a vigorous vine that is grown for its foliage and dense cover. It is grown over brick walls or structures for a green cover and has excellent autumn colour. It is used in cottage gardens or in commercial sites where it reduces the temperature of buildings during summer. It tolerates a wide range of climate zones establishing in 2 to 3 years from cuttings and is long lived. ID 95
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Note:
Care should be taken when planting as the suckering tendrils can disfigure or mark surfaces.

Parthenocissus(par-then-ô-KIS-us) tricuspidata(tri-kus-pi-DAH-ta)

"Parthenocissus", from Greek parthenon, "virgin", + kissos, "ivy"; "tricuspidata", from Latin tri, "three", + cuspidata, "spear points" - referring to the three-lobed leaves.

Vitaceae (vee-TAY-see-ee)
Grapevine and Virginia Family