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| Parthenocissus | Common name; Virginia creeper |
A deciduous creeper rather than a climber, therefore it requires to be trained up pergolas, walls, fences etc.
They can grow to a height of 12 metres (40ft)
Flowers are produced between May and July.
They are particularly attractive in autumn, when the foliage turns bright red.
Week 18; Place seedlings sown the previous year in a nursery bed, and grow on until planting out time.
Week 32; Take cuttings from semi-ripe lateral shoots and root them at a temperature of 14°- 16°C (57°- 60°F)
Week 40; sow seed in pots/trays of seed compost and germinate at a temperature of 10°- 12°C (50°- 54°F)
When the seedlings have produced several true leaves, place them singly in 70mm (3”) pots of potting compost and grow them on in a cold frame.
Week 42; Layer suitable long laterals. Leave them for about a year to root, then sever them from the parent plant, and plant out where required.
Week 44; Take 300mm (12”) hardwood cuttings and insert them to half there length in a protected nursery bed.
Week 45; Plant out pot-grown seedlings/cuttings at the base of the supporting structure e.g. wall, trellis, pergola.
Pinch out the growing points, and support the young growths with split cane / sticks until they become self-clinging.
n.b. young bare rooted plants do not transplant readily.
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