I have a beautiful VC. This year it turned brown in late summer. If I shake it, bugs fly everywhere. And the sound is horrible. It is over my fish pond and fountain. If I cut it back very low, will the bugs leave? After winter will it be healthy? Please advise. Thank you
You can cut the plant back but I would treat with Neem Oil.
Do this weekly until the fall. This will take care of insects and fungus issues and is safe for people, pets and beneficial bugs.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/virginia-creeper/virginia-creeper-maintenance.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
We have lived in this house for 15 years and a luscious VC was growing up the trellis when we moved in until this spring when it has gone from luscious to DEAD with only 6 leaves. Perplexed at what may have happened and missing the vine, as are the birds. Thank You
You can plant Creeping Virginia in the fall or spring.
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/virginia-creeper/virginia-creeper-maintenance.htm
Do parthenocissus quinquefolia die in winter and all leaves fall off?
Yes, the vine will die back for the winter and lose it's leaves.
It will return in the spring as this is a very hardy perennial vine.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/virginia-creeper/virginia-creeper-maintenance.htm
Can you plant Virginia creeper in a pot against a wall?
Certainly, Virginia Creeper does well in containers.
Use a large container, such as a half whiskey barrel. Use a trellis support system.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/virginia-creeper/virginia-creeper-maintenance.htm
Easier than painting the leaves with glyphosate is painting the cut stump. Also uses less active ingredient. I dilute the 41% concentrate that is commercially available by 3-4X (depending on size of what I'm killing) and paint on with a small hobby brush or glue brush (or 1" regular a paint brush when going after very large bush honeysuckle or olives, my most frequent "hack and paint" targets). There wasn't a place to add comments, so did so via this route.
Thank you for providing your experience with Virginia Creeper!
I have a well-established Virginia creeper vine on the fence in my yard and I love it, but as it is we do not have access to the back lane and would like to put a gate in the fence. We were given one that has an arch that it could climb over. Any advice in ensuring the health of the plant? We will have to cut a hole in the fence (as well as the vine) to put in the gate.
Your Virginia creeper should do fine, since the plant responds well to pruning, as explained in this article:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/virginia-creeper/virginia-creeper-maintenance.htm
Just keep in mind that any portion of the vine that is detached from the ground will, of course, die. You can always replant a section if you need to to get it to climb over the gate.
Hello, I have problem with my Virginia creeper plant, it's more than 10 years old. Every year we prune it. This year we decided not to prune so it could spread more. Now I've noticed that the leaves and the brunches are drying from the top of the plant to the bottom. Do you know what could cause drying of this very persistent plant. Thank you in advance.
Hello,
Thank you for sending us your gardening question.
Lots of damp weather can stress plants and invite insects and fungus. Have you noticed any signs of scale or insects? Virginia Creeper is generally a hardy vine and a vigorous grower. You can trim back the vine and try treating it with Neem oil.
Here are a couple of articles you might find helpful:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/virginia-creeper/virginia-creeper-maintenance.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
Please let us know if you have any other gardening questions and happy gardening!
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