Boston Ivy | Parthenocissus Tricuspidata | 20+ seeds | Japanese Ivy

Please find for sale 20+ fresh Boston Ivy seeds [Parthenocissus Tricuspidata], also known as Japanese Ivy, Japanese Creeper or Grape Ivy.

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Boston ivy is a wonderful, very fast growing, climbing foliage plant, typically used to clothe houses and to provide attractive screening to otherwise attractive structures such as fences, oil tanks etc. Like closely related Virginia creeper, it makes a real spectacle in autumn, when its glossy green leaves leaves turn fiery shades of red and orange, before falling. Boston ivy is in the same family as Virginia creeper, but is more shade tolerant, and doesn’t bear berries. 

Germination Guide

Boston Ivy seeds require a modest amount of "stratification" to make for maximum germination. In a nutshell stratification is a technique used by gardeners to trick seeds into thinking winter has passed and its time to sprout! Most cold climate seeds from the Northern Hemisphere require this  - if an acorn was to sprout in October, it would be killed by the frost in winter.

Germination Guide

• Sow indoors at any time of year. 
• Soak seed for 24 hours in warm water.
• Surface sow onto moist, well-drained seed compost. 
• Place in a freezer-type bag and cold stratify at the bottom of the fridge for 6 weeks
• Remove seed tray from fridge and add a few millimetres of sieved compost or vermiculite over the seeds
• Place in a warm bright location but out of direct sunlight
• Do not allow compost to dry out
• Germination should take 6-10 weeks

Alternatively, seeds can be sown into a cold frame in autumn where natural winter cold will offer ideal conditions for germination to occur in spring as the weather warms.