how to grow virginia creeper

Purchase plants from a local garden and plant from spring to early fall in well-drained, compost-amended soil. The leaves will have the best color if grown in part shade. Space plants 5 to 10 feet apart. Grow Virginia creeper in a wide-range of soils as long as they stay moist.

1. How do you start a Virginia creeper?
2. Does Virginia creeper like sun or shade?
3. Is Virginia Creeper invasive?
4. How do you care for a Virginia creeper?

How do you start a Virginia creeper?

Dip the cut end of the cutting in rooting hormone powder, if desired. Stick the cutting upright into the prepared rooting medium with the cut end down. Push it into the medium to about half its length. If you are rooting more than one cutting, place them far enough apart so their leaves do not overshadow one another.

Does Virginia creeper like sun or shade?

Virginia creeper will grow in shade or sun, in most soil types and is salt tolerant. Since it is rated as hardy from zone 3 to 9, it can be found throughout much of North America. Virginia creeper is extremely useful to wildlife.

Is Virginia Creeper invasive?

Because it's native to eastern North America, Virginia creeper cannot, technically, be listed as an invasive plant there. A plant that spreads out of control where it's native is said to be "aggressive" instead.

How do you care for a Virginia creeper?

Choose sharp, clean pruning shears for Virginia creeper maintenance and cut outside the main stem to prevent injury to the plant. Use plant shears to thin it back where it is getting too bushy. You can cut away small stems where they are getting unruly, but wait until early spring for large scale cutting.