Virginia Creeper: Growth

24 Replies to “Virginia Creeper: Growth”

1. Such beautiful colors, Susan. I had some growing where we used to live but the Japanese beetles ate them to lace.

   1. The colours are subtle compared the the bright red I’d been expecting, but still lovely, as you say. These were growing along our regular walks when I was in Mississippi. I ‘stalked’ it for some time, until I realised this was as bold as it was going to get.

2. Oh so that’s what that is!

   1. I’m always wary that any leafy vine might be poison ivy. That doesn’t grow in North West England, so far as I’m aware, so I’ve never quite got the hang of it.

      1. Well as a kid, I once went barreling through poison ivy. But didn’t get a rash. Or maybe it wasn’t poison ivy after all.

         1. I’ve heard that some people are allergic to the oil it produces while others aren’t so badly affected by it.

3. It really is graceful.

   janet

   1. I’ve often seen it on old buildings in England where it has more of a thick rug effect than a graceful curtain, like this plant.

4. That is like Boston ivy, and colors well even in mild weather. It just does not need much chill. Boston ivy grows on freeway soundwalls to muffle sound and obscure graffiti. Virginia creeper is not as common, but might be a bit better behaved and refined. It just needs to be kept away from painted surfaces.

   1. I had imagined it would end up a bold red colour, but the leaves dropped soon after I took the pictures (around the time of the snow) without going much deeper than this.

5. I love the way vine leaves seem suspended mid-air. It certainly does speak of growth — and glow. Lovely soft colors!

   1. The colours are subtle, a bit like the plant is just testing out its powers to change for the first time.

      1. I like that: the plant testing its powers. Yes, exactly.

6. I love all that tonal variation.

   1. It’s nice how the leaves are a mix of smaller and larger ones too.

7. I’d be highly suspicious of anything named “creeper”. If only the wicked wisteria had not had such a wistful name, I might have been forewarned!

   1. I quite like wisteria, but it doesn’t seem quite so much of a thug in England. I associate it with beautiful old cottages that are large enough to wear the plant gracefully.

      1. Many things seem more tame and proper in England.

         1. Our climate is much more tame, though whether it is proper for it to rain quite so much is another question entirely 🙂

            1. The climate thinks it has to live up to its reputation, I presume.

8. Amazing shades!

   1. It’s as if each leaf picked to wear a slightly different colour to its neighbours.

9. I love the colors and grace of this vine. Great capture.

   1. Thanks, Rachel. I’m glad you like it.

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