Boston Ivy

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

Parthenocissus tricuspidata: Boston Ivy, Japanese Creeper

Location on campus: growing on President's Wall on east side of Plaster Student Union.

• leaves simple, deciduous, with 3 lobes, bright glossy green in color during summer; bright orange color (sometimes yellow or red) in fall
• stems squarish with tendrils for clinging climbing and vertically arranged lenticels
• fast growth rate to 30-50’ feet and much branching along walls
• fairly adaptable in soil types and sun exposures; not quite as cold hardy as Virginia Creeper

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