Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Vines
Origin
World, Pandemic
United States, Mexico
Types
-
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden
Deciduous forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
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
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Vine/Liana
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Root Division, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Flea beetles, Insects
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Vines
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine
In Hindi
bracken
Boston Ivy
In German
Adlerfarn
Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein
In French
fougère
Winobluszcz trójklapowy
In Spanish
helecho
Boston Ivy
In Greek
φτέρη
Boston Ivy
In Portuguese
samambaia
Boston Ivy
In Polish
orlica
Boston Ivy
In Latin
bracken
Boston Ivy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Vitales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Vitaceae
Genus
Pteridium
Parthenocissus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1112
1
27800
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