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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Trees and shrubs | Magnoliopsida
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Popular names for Parthenocissus quinquefolia: English - Virginia creeper.

The first description of this species was made by Jacques Philippe, published in Canadensium plantarum, in 1635.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia crawler is a shrub, 12-15 m high. A native of North America, Mexico and Cuba in the Carpathian area is cultivated as ornamental shrub for covering walls. Ritidom strains that exfoliating in strips; young stems are brown, furry glabrata or less, old stems have aerial roots. Buds are grouped in a 2 each node, tapered, blunt, sessile. Leaves alternate, decidue, long petiolate, palmately lobate, green, becoming orange-reddish autumn, folio 3 to 5, obovata or elliptic to oblong, 4-15 cm longme, edge toothed. Carcel disposed opposite to the leaves, thin, long, branched. Flowers small, red, 5 petals, 5 stamens, superior ovary, blooming in June-July, insignificant in terms of ornamentation. Fruit Baca, dark blue, 5-8 mm in diameter, in small bunches, Parga in July or August, attractive to birds. Seeds cordiforme or obovoide, dorsal side convex, ventral side with a longitudinal coast, 4 x 3.5 mm, surface granulated, brown-reddish.

Rates of growth: medium-fast.

Grows well on clay soils of average fertility, low in humus. Tolerates sun and semi-shade, urban pollution and temperatures below 0. Primavra or fall planting.

Multiply through stem cuttings and seeds.

Bunch, fruit and leaves are toxic to humans. Bark and branches have astringent and expectorant properties. Fruit stains wool in shades of pink.

It should not be planted close to wallsTele house.

References

Michael A. Dirr - Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs - Timber Press, 1997

Rick Darke - The American Woodland Garden - Timber Press, 2002

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