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How to plant and care for Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
🌸 Flower
🔁 Perennial
A self-clinging climber that covers walls in glossy leaves turning fiery scarlet and purple in autumn. No support needed.
Growing Boston Ivy: what it needs
- Light
- Part shade · 6+ hours a day
- Watering
- Water well for the first summer, then in dry spells
- Soil
- Any soil
- Spacing
- 4 m
- Height
- 15–20 m
- In pots
- Best in the ground
- Feeding
- Balanced feed in spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 4–8
Step by step
- On planting day
Plant
Plant 30 cm from the wall and lean the stems against it; it clings by itself once growing.
- 0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
- 7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.
Every year
- OctoberAutumn Colour
The wall turns scarlet — take a photo.
- NovemberKeep Clear of Gutters
Cut back shoots growing near windows, gutters and roof tiles.
