Since 1887
Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus
tricuspidata
| Boston Ivy, Parthenocissus
tricuspidata, is a deciduous vine with bluish fruits and bright red fall
foliage.
Boston Ivy is commonly used as a decorative addition for buildings.
This means that it is most often used to grow on sections of buildings,
walls, and fences for its aesthetic beauty. The glossy dark green leaves
turn bright red in the fall. Showy leaves held late into fall or early
winter. This vine does well in poor soil can grow in shade to full sun.
It is originally native to Japan but is very popular in the United
States. Boston ivy has been grown everywhere from Fenway Park in Boston
to Dallas, Texas. With a habit that most often chokes out competing
plants and weeds, Boston ivy is excellent in preventing soil
erosion. |
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| Common Name: | Cottage Ivy, Japanese Ivy, Japanese Creeper, Boston Creeper |
| Type: | Perennial Deciduous Vine |
| Soil Preference: | Will grow in moist, well-drained, loamy, sandy or clay soils. Boston Ivy will tolerate most soils. |
| Care: | Trim as neccessary. If left unattended, ivy will spread continuously. |
| Planting Instructions: | Dig a hole about 8 to 12 inches in diameter, with a depth no deeper than the original soil line on the stem. Break up the soil to the finest consistency possible. Place plant in hole and fill, compacting the fill dirt. Water the plant heavily to seal soil around the roots and remove air pockets. Fertilize according to the recommendation of your local agriculture extension agents, or fertilize based on your own knowledge and experience. Plant one plant for ever 2 linear feet. The larger the plant the faster the area will fill in. |
Prices are for bareroot Boston Ivy plant packages. Boston Ivy can only be shipped till the last of May, depending on weather conditions.
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Thank You for your business. Please email or call if you have any questions. Retail orders are shipped via priority mail. For a quote on larger quantities, please call or email us.
These plants are not in storage, they are dug fresh on receipt of your order. When your order is received, we dig as soon as the weather permits. This timeframe is normally within one week. If we need to delay your shipment for weather concerns, we will advise you by phone or e-mail.
We ship via Priority Mail from zip- code 37111. We DO NOT ship to west of the Rocky Mountains.
| Shipping season starts in mid-October and ends in early to mid-April dependent on weather. Please enter your email address to receive notification when our plants are available and for special offers. Your contact information will be held private. |