Virginia creeper two different leaves

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ltalent New York, NY Sep 15, 2014

This v. creeper is now producing two different leaves, the traditional and a more palmate single leaf version. Is it reverting to its root stock? Should I be clipping it off? I prefer the traditional leaf.

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Sep 16, 2014

Hello, do you have the botanical name for the plant in your picture? I know it's not Parthenocissus quinquefolia, which is known as Virginia Creeper. That plant is pictured below. What you have, I'm unsure of.

If the odd leaves are coming from below any graft that there may be, those leaves will be of whatever the rootstock is.

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ltalent New York, NY Sep 16, 2014

She purchased it at a nursery. On the right stalk, you can see that there are three-leaflet leaves, which is not uncommon with young and certain varieties of Virginia creeper. It has blue berries, goes red in fall and has tendrils, and until this year acted and looked exactly like a young creeper. I have asked my friend if she kept the tag. If she did, I'll post the name. I remember that it was variety I'd not heard of, not that that means much. I read online that other people have three and five leaf on the same stalks, but this leaf is completely different. I'm not sure what to make of it. Mutant?

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Sep 16, 2014

Yeah maybe. I'm only familiar with the variety pictured in my last post. Some plants have a couple different leaves like the Sassafrass tree. Maybe this is one of them.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Sep 28, 2014

Take a look at Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston Ivy. While not an ivy at all, it is a close relative of Virginia Creeper.

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Gitagal Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 29, 2014

HA! You want to see Boston Ivy?

This is an old courtyard at the Estonian House their private club.
I/we spent many, many years there in all kinds of activities and celebrations.

This courtyard is totally enclosed by brick.concrete walls 4 stories high.
The beauty of Boston Ivy is that it grows only 1 leaf deep, but can damage brick walls.
It is gorgeous!

YES! I planted this ivy years ago---starting with a few small rooted wisps.
Gita

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Sep 29, 2014

That's a healthy vigorous display - and drop-dead gorgeous in fall color, too I bet.

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