Chinese Virginia Creeper
| Qty | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10+ |
| Price per Plant | $27.50 | $10.00 | $8.50 |
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Parthenocissus henryana
Chinese Virginia Creeper, also called Silver-Vein Creeper, is a refined and elegant climber prized for its striking foliage. First collected and brought to scientific attention by the Irish botanist Augustine Henry in the mid 1880s, the vine is native to central China. It was eventually introduced into nursery trade in Great Britain by E. H. Wilson in 1900 on behalf of the nursery firm Veitch. Like its cousins Boston Ivy and Virginia Creeper, Chinese Virginia Creeper climbs by means of forked tendrils that end in disc-shaped adhesive pads (or “suckers”) which let it cling to walls and smooth surfaces without twining around supports. Notably, the stems are described as “sharply four-angled” in cross section — giving the vine a subtly faceted architectural quality as it develops. Purplish-maroon fresh growth contrasts beautifully with the bluish green, velvety mature foliage. Leaves are veined in silver or creamy white with rich purple undersides. As autumn nears, the foliage deepens to vivid red or reddish-purple before the leaves finally drop. In favorable settings the vine may reach 20 to 30 ft or more over time, typically growing several feet per season under ideal conditions. Its self-clinging nature makes it suitable for covering walls, fences, pergolas, or even as a dramatic backdrop in garden settings. The vine demands little in the way of maintenance once established. Its visual impact is strong: the silvery veins, maroon-tinged new growth, and fiery fall coloration ensure it remains a showpiece year after year. Whether used to soften architectural lines, add living texture to hard surfaces, or highlight seasonal color transitions, this vine is a memorable and graceful presence in garden design.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Diseases & Insects | Canker, downy mildew, leaf spots, powdery mildew, wilt, beetles, eight-spotted forester, leaf hoppers, scales and several other insects |
| Family | Vitaceae |
| Flowers | Greenish white, June-July, in cymes which usually form terminal panicles; totally ineffective as they are borne under the foliage |
| Growth Rate | |
| Hardiness Range | zone 6a – 8b *need help finding your hardiness zone? |
| Leaves | Alternate, compound palmate, 3-5(7) leaflets, each 1 1/2 to 5" long, about 1/2 as wide, obovate oblanceolate, or narrowly oval, slender-pointed, tapered to a short petiole, coarsely toothed except near base, glabrous above, downy on veins beneath, velvety dark green above, variegated with slivery white and pink along the midrib and primary veins, although this does not always appear to hold true; deep purple on underside especially on young leaves; petiole – 1 1/2 to 4 1/2" long. |
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| Primary Features | |
| Sex | monoecious (Bisexual) |
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What am I buying?
We sell Monham Virginia Creeper as rooted cuttings. Taken from Wikipedia, “a plant cutting is a piece of a plant that is used in horticulture for vegetative (asexual) propagation. A piece of the stem or root of the source plant is placed in a suitable medium such as moist soil. If the conditions are suitable, the plant piece will begin to grow as a new plant independent of the parent, a process known as striking.” Put more simply, a rooted cutting is a small clone of the specimen from which it was taken. As a genetically identical clone, the cutting shares all the characteristic traits and attributes of the cultivated variety. Our rooted cuttings are 3-6 months old and 2-8 inches in stem length above the soil line. They are clipped from our private stock plants and grown in root pruning trays at our temperature controlled greenhouse.
When are plants collected?
Once your order is placed, your plants will be collected as soon as the weather permits. This time-frame is normally within 3-7 days. During heavy order periods (April-May), this collection time can grow to 10-14 days.
How are plants shipped?
All shipments are mailed via USPS Priority Mail using PirateShip.com. We only accept orders within the contiguous United States. We monitor national weather conditions and temperatures for shipments. If at any time your order must be delayed for weather concerns, we will contact you by phone and/or email. The day that your order is completed or partially shipped, you will receive an email containing your package tracking number. You can also find this updated information by logging into your account on our website.
