Wild Vine - Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Wild Vine or Parthenocissus Quinquefolia as the botanist calls it is a very vigorous, summer-green climbing plant with beautiful five lobed leaves of a lush green. In the spring it changes its leaf dress to a lovely red with orange. The small greenish flowers are insignificant but are followed by small blue-black berries that are a source of food for birds in winter. This climber can easily be planted in a natural garden. Planted in a natural garden, you are nurturing nature, it is important to create as many habitats as possible for our native insects and thus enable biodiversity. The planting of a natural garden should be as varied as possible, flowering and yet not wildly mixed, but with a basic structure. With a natural garden, you can create a varied play of colours, and the self-climber Wild Vine is a good example of this.
What is wild vine suitable for?
It is a fast-growing climber where the long tendrils can attach themselves to a network, with a little help. Passion flower grows best in a sunny, sheltered spot in a fertile and well-drained soil.
Wild Vine Quinquefolia in the Garden
It climbs by means of clinging vines and suckers that attach to wood or masonry, it needs no support to climb.
It will quickly cover a large area. Do you want to prevent your wild vine from growing too large? Then cut it into the desired shape. You decide when to prune the Parthenocissus quinquefolia, because it can be pruned all year round!
Buy wild vine
For one metre you will need approximately 3 - 4 plants.
The plants are grown in pots, so you can use Parthenocissus quinquefolia all year round.
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