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Have you seen houses that are coverred with a plant which can stick and cover up the whole wall with all its leaves and it turns orange during fall?

2007-05-31 14:52:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Garden & Landscape

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It sounds like Boston Ivy to me too. I have to warn you. ANY Ivy growing on a house or garage would cause tremendous damage . The way they 'climb' up the wall is by these little feet, that can inbed itself and actually create a tiny hairline crack, which gets bigger and bigger as the vine matures and the 'feet' roots right into the wood, plaster and even concrete like it was just butter. This way of cementing itself to a structure makes it next to impossible to remove. I have seen Ivy actually inbed itself in and THROUGH the mortar between the concrete block walls of a basement and grow through to the inside of the basement. Removing the Ivy from this residence was a slow and tedious job because of all the hundreds, no, probably thousands of those tiny feet that were inbedded in the plaster. Pulling off the Ivy require a crowbar in many places, and with the Ivy came the plaster in many places.
I strongly suggest putting up a lattice frame on the wall of some sort, that stands AWAY from the house a bit and planting anything but a member of the Ivy family.
Good luck!

Becki

2007-05-31 15:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by Scorpioforu 2 · 0 0

While ivy is the most common type of climbing plant, it is also most commonly an evergreen. This means it stays green all year round. It seems more likely to me that you are asking about a vine. Vine plants also climb and, unlike ivy, it changes colors and some varieties even produce flowers. There are many types of vines, so without more information from you it might be hard to narrow down exactly which species you are looking for.

I suggest taking some of the leaves to a local nursery to see if they can identify it, or help you investigate vine species that are native to your local area.

2007-05-31 15:14:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sam B 2 · 0 0

in case you desire some thing which would be there twelve months around, I woudl bypass with Ivy. regardless of the undeniable fact that, we've ivy, and we even have loads of ants. I certainly have been reported that it attracsk them and spiders and different lovley issues through fact it could conceal decrease than the large volume of greenery. I certainly have a hiking rose bush. i be attentive to it is no longer an evergreen, regardless of the undeniable fact that it is there all twelve months, merely lifeless looking interior the iciness. interior the spring summer and fall it blooms very exceedingly plant existence, yet basically 5 petel roses no longer the large ones like on the shops. it is somewhat useful to think of roughly getting a style of somewhat. carry a sprint shade on your place.

2016-11-03 06:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by craze 4 · 0 0

beleive it or not, this sounds like poison ivy to me. It stays green in the summer and turns orange in the fall..

2007-05-31 15:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by susan q 4 · 0 0

Check out this website, it is a vine that is five-lobed leaves that are green but are kind of a burgundy color in the spring and fall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_creeper
Virginia Creeper

2007-05-31 15:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by fair2midlynn 7 · 0 0

Boston Ivy - Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Google search it and look at images and you will see it.
Looks beautiful on the homes, doesn't it?

2007-05-31 15:03:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Sounds like Creeping Thai Stick....Potent type of marijuana, not too be taken lightly....Bag it all up and send it to me!!!!

2007-05-31 15:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by Not Just A Pig Farmer 2 · 0 0

Probably ivy, but there are many varieties.

2007-05-31 14:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Virginia Creeper is probably what you are looking for.

2007-05-31 15:08:54 · answer #9 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0 0

I think you mean english ivy.

2007-05-31 14:56:11 · answer #10 · answered by happyD 2 · 1 0

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