Virginia Creeper Vine - Parthenocissus quinquefolia
by Carol Senske
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Virginia Creeper Vine - Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Carol Senske
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Photograph - Photograph
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The Virginia Creeper vine is a handsome, wild vine that is sometimes mistaken for Poison Ivy. It's harmless, and it's both lovely and useful. This is the summer foliage - pretty green, and then in Autumn the leaves turn a vibrant red. The berries it produces are deep blue and all sorts of wild critters love them. They grow in all kinds of situations from sunny meadows to shady woods, but they do enjoy the sunshine:>)
I took this picture May 10, 2014, in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA, with a Canon T4i and Tamron macro lens (90 mm 1:10).
You can read more here:
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/virginia_creeper.htm
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August 6th, 2015
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Bette Devine
I have never really looked at Virginia Creeper when it's green! Now I see that it is still beautiful!
Carol Senske replied:
I am partial to native plants and like this better than English Ivy, etc. Green i summer, scarlet in autumn and covered with blue berries for wildlife in fall and winter. ow can a vine like that go wrong:>). Hugs with thanks.