About Boston Ivy

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vines

1.3 Origin

United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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8% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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9% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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48% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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9% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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4% - Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Vitales

8.5 Family

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Boston Ivy

Want to know the properties of Boston Ivy? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Boston Ivy is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Boston Ivy Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Leaves and Vines

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Boston Ivy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Boston Ivy. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Boston Ivy physical information is as follows: 10.00 cm tall and 15.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Maple shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Ivory
Leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Boston Ivy

Taking Boston Ivy Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Boston Ivy include pruning, which should be done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Boston Ivy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Boston Ivy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Boston Ivy is a very important plant from Ornamental Plants. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Deciduous forests and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.