Boston Ivy

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Fast-Growing Hardy Colorful Boston Ivy Vine!

  • Iconic Vine Covering Buildings & Walls
  • Cold Hardy Glossy Green Leaves
  • Fast-Growing Vertically & Horizontally
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Attracts Wildlife
  • Wonderful Fall Color!
  • Greenish-White Flowers
  • Small Black Berries For Birds
  • Award-Winning
  • Insulates & Shades Sun-Baked Walls
  • Great Garden Backdrop
  • Softens Hardscapes

An Ivy-covered facade on a home instantly boosts its curb appeal big time! Turning any brickwork or stone from 'ho hum' to traditionally inspired 'wow' factor! There's a reason it's called 'Ivy League' you know.

Most of those iconic, old-world buildings are covered in Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), a very hardy flowering plant in the grape family. Native to eastern Asia in Korea, Japan, and northern and eastern China. Unrelated to the true Ivies, Boston Ivy is also commonly known as Grape Ivy, Japanese Ivy, and Japanese Creeper, and Woodbine.

Boston Ivy is a remarkably fast-growing, deciduous woody vine with tendrils that can grip onto surfaces. The glossy dark green leaves may be reminiscent of grapevines because they are in the same family! Not to be confused with Virginia Creeper, Boston Ivy is not as difficult to remove once attached.

Attractive against almost any background, softening edges and bathing entire surfaces in greenery! In the fall your Ivy will turn a deep scarlet in preparation for the coming winter, and in more sun-exposed areas, the fall color becomes an even deeper red.

Incredibly tiny greenish-white flowers appear in the spring and will be buzzing with pollinators! By early summer small black berries soon develop.

Most people won't notice either, but the birds will partake of the feast you've provided them. Birds often use this dense vine for nesting too!

It's no wonder this amazing vine won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit!

How to Use Boston Ivy In The Landscape

Any place you'd like covered in lovely green vegetation by a plant that is carefree and tolerant of just about any condition, then this plant is for you! Use on houses, trellis' or even on the trunks of large trees, and the vine even trails along as a groundcover if you prefer!

Imagine covering an old shed or garage or Boston Ivy rambling over an ugly wall. Soften edges of retaining walls, or wind it through chainlink for lush privacy! In no time, you'll have a vibrant green, living wall where old paint, crumbling rock, or a neighborly eyesore used to be.

Plant at the base of your mailbox and with little pruning, you'll have a work of art that's the envy of your neighbors. Not just in the ground, but also around your patio and balcony for summer shade in planters and containers.

The benefit from cloaking your home in leafy coolness during the summer months as impressive insulation and shade against those sun-baked western and southern-facing walls. Then, in winter, its bare black vines allow the sunlight through to warm up your exterior walls.

Quickly reaching near full size in five years, at which point this vine may already be 30 feet high! Using adhesive disks resembling gecko's toes, they stick onto mortar instead of digging into cracks and causing damage!

#ProPlantTips For Care

Growing Boston Ivy is oh-so-easy! Once established, there is barely any work for yourself at all!

Autumn color is guaranteed whether planted in full sun, partial, or full shade, Boston Ivy looks amazing regardless of the amount of sun!

Boston Ivy doesn't have a soil type preference; tolerating acid or alkaline, chalk or clay. All it needs is consistent moisture access while establishing. Afterward, provide average moist, well-drained soils. Then, these are even drought-tolerant!

Boston Ivy benefits from support at first but ultimately is self-clinging and hangs onto its surface through storms and wind. It can cover almost any surface quickly and with ease, and even adapts readily to pruning. As with all vines and climbing plants, keep away from gutters and roofs.

A generous layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill.

The Boston Ivy is truly an amazing plant for flat surfaces or upright on walls. You can't go wrong! Order today from Nature Hills Nursery for superb, old-world curb appeal tomorrow!

Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.

Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.

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At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.

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0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Boston Ivy Is Suited to Grow in Zones 4-8
Growing Zones 4-8
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Type Deciduous
Mature Height 30 - 50 feet
Mature Spread 5 - 10 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Well Drained
Moisture Low Once Established
Growth Rate Medium
Foliage Color Shiny Green
Fall Color Red
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time Early Spring
Fragrant No