Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus Quinquefolia | 25+ seeds

Please find for sale 25  fresh Virginia Creeper [Parthenocissus Quinquefolia] seeds , also known as American Ivy. Not only attractive but by the fastest way to cover up anything, whether its an un unattractive fence, a shed, oil tank or simply grow up the wall of the house.

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Virginia Creeper 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 Boston Ivy creeper (I also sell those seeds), it makes a real spectacle in autumn, when its glossy green leaves leaves turn fiery shades of red and orange, before falling. Virginia creeper is slightly less shade tolerant, but bears bright blue berries (it is a cousin of the grape vine) that are attractive to birds. 

Germination Guide

Virginia Creeper 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

• 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.

PLEASE NOTE:  Virginia Creeper is a non-native (but very common) species so growers should not allow it to let it get out of control and take of how they dispose of clippings. I  give mine a buzz cut with a strimmer!