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Just an FYI, some people are sensitive to Virginia Creeper a lot like Poison Ivy. They break out with itchy rash after handling. Better safe than sorry. FWIW we have tons of the stuff in KS as well and some when very young will start out with "leaves of three"...
Just an FYI, some people are sensitive to Virginia Creeper a lot like Poison Ivy. They break out with itchy rash after handling. Better safe than sorry. FWIW we have tons of the stuff in KS as well and some when very young will start out with "leaves of three"...
Might be why I heard that poison oak has 5 leaves.
(I know now that it has 3 leaves)
Some in my family may have reacted to this,
and thought it was po because it climbs oak trees.
It is very invasive.....and shoots up all along your yard or where ever it decides. It does have the most glorious dark red to almost burgundy color change in fall.
Kill it with fire! Well, invasive might be too strong a term, since Virginia Creeper is native to the US, but it is very aggressive. As Jan noted, it does have pretty fall color, however IMO the negatives outweigh the positives (which can be gained with better plants). Virginia Creeper is poisonous - it can irritate your skin, also don't eat it. It can kill other plants and trees. It grows fast and spreads easily.
Kill it with fire! Well, invasive might be too strong a term, since Virginia Creeper is native to the US, but it is very aggressive. As Jan noted, it does have pretty fall color, however IMO the negatives outweigh the positives (which can be gained with better plants). Virginia Creeper is poisonous - it can irritate your skin, also don't eat it. It can kill other plants and trees. It grows fast and spreads easily.
The guy who sold me this place left me a boat load of something similar to Round Up, so I will be misting it gently over the leaves of many of those plants (it only works well, if it gets on the green part of the plant).
the Virginia creeper on my property has roots up to 20+ feet long. I don't really mind them though, they're vastly preferable to the oriental bittersweet that I spend hours battling.
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