Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Scientific name: Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Common name: Boston ivy

Family name: Vitaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Fenway Park’ ‘Ginza Lights’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4-8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 30.00 to 50.00 feet；Spread: 5.00 to 10.00 feet

Form: rapid-growing, deciduous, woody vine

Water use: Dry to medium

Soil requirements: average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.

Leaf arrangement:  dark green leaves (to 4-8” wide) in variable shapes but usually three lobed

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Greenish white flowers in late spring to early summer appear in the upper leaf axils, but are generally hidden by the foliage and are ornamentally insignificant. Flowers give way to blue-black berries (to 1/3” diameter) which are also hidden by the foliage and often not visible until autumn leaf drop. Birds eat the berries.

Limitations:  Tolerates full shade.

Fall colour:  Foliage turns scarlet red to scarlet purple in fall.

Suitable uses:  Best used as a climber for brick or stone walls of buildings, large trellises, arbors, fences or through large trees.

Quick ID description:  three lobed; blue-black berries

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