Autumn colours and tints appear in Virginia Creeper leaves in August.
The autumn is creeping in to my Virginia Creeper, a Parthenocissus quinquefolia. This is what it looked like at the start of the week:
And this is it today:
I love the variation of colours that this vine produces as summer draws to an end. There are pinks, crimsons, carmines, lime greens, deep greens, oranges and yellows, all on one vine. This grows along the middle terrace in the garden. The previous owner was clearly under some illusions as to how vigorous Virginia Creeper is, as he planted two on one terrace. I shan’t need to worry about the terrace not having enough foliage on it: instead, I’ll be pruning it the whole time. The best time to prune is in early winter, once the leaves have all turned that shocking paprika colour, and fallen off. But it can also be trimmed in summer if necessary, and I suspect I’ll have to do both.
