Parthenocissus semicordata seed

LATIN NAME: Parthenocissus semicordata

COMMON NAME: Himalayan Creeper

The Himalayan creeper clings to the walls and trunks with the slender tendrils, the broad, pointed leaves turning scarlet in the autumn, and the whole climber carries the bold, bright look of the old wall. The vigorous, woody, deciduous climber carries the broad, ovate, pointed, toothed leaves on the long, branching stems, the leaves turning the rich red and orange in the autumn, and the small, greenish flowers in the little clusters through the early summer, one of the bold, bright sights of the old wall, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, blue-black berries. The autumn colour has a very long record as the fine, bright cover of the old walls, and the climber is a historic presence of the old wall. It is a climber of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Himalayan creeper is a historic subject of the plant science, and the turning leaves keep showing up in the work on the wall climbers. The way the broad, ovate, pointed, toothed leaves turn the rich red and orange in the autumn has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the wall climbers, the tendrils and the members of the grape family. The autumn colour and the clinging habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the Himalayan creeper is a regular subject of the work on the turning leaves of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Himalayan creeper is a bold, useful plant of the old wall and the study collection. The broad, ovate, pointed, toothed leaves on the long, branching stems carry the bright look of the old wall, one of the bold, bright sights of the old wall, drawing the bees, and the autumn colour has a very long record as the fine, bright cover of the old walls, the fine, clinging cover coming to the walls, the fences and the steady green screens of the old gardens, while the small, greenish flowers in the little clusters open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, round, blue-black berries. It is one of the fine choices for the old wall, the fence and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the autumn colour and the very long history. It is a bold, useful plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The creeper seeds are happy in a fine, sandy mix on a bright sill. The young climbers are vigorous once they root, and they take to a wall or fence quickly, the scarlet leaves coming on with the first cool days.

To grow the Himalayan creeper from seed, sow the small, round seeds into the deep tray of fine, sandy soil, about a centimetre down, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then train the young climbers up a support. The seedlings come through within a few weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the scarlet leaves will spread over the years.