Parthenocissus henryana
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Parthenocissus henryana (Chinese Virginia creeper and silver vein creeper) is related to the grape family and the most colourful of all Virginia creepers. It was named for the Irish
botanist and plant collector
Augustine Henry
(1857-1930) who discovered the species on his tour in Central China in the 1880s. It was introduced in Great Britain by Ernest Henry Wilson
in 1903. It has a more restrained growth than the other Virginia creepers. In China it grows on moist rocks, on heights of 100 to 1500 meters.
on slopes. It is propagated from seeds or cuttings. Its flowering period is June to August.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
botanist and plant collector
Plant collecting
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Augustine Henry
Augustine Henry
Augustine Henry was an Irish plantsman and sinologist. He is best known for sending over 15,000 dry specimens and seeds and 500 plant samples to Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom. By 1930, he was a recognised authority and was honoured with society membership in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Finland,...
(1857-1930) who discovered the species on his tour in Central China in the 1880s. It was introduced in Great Britain by Ernest Henry Wilson
Ernest Henry Wilson
Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson , better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian plant species to the West; some sixty bear his name.-Career:...
in 1903. It has a more restrained growth than the other Virginia creepers. In China it grows on moist rocks, on heights of 100 to 1500 meters.
Description
Parthenocissus henryana grows five-lobed leaves showing silvery-white veinal variegation before they turn scarlet in autumn. Height: 9 meters. Spread: 3 metersCultivation
Silver Vein Creeper can grow on walls and trellising, in large pots, and as a groundcoverGroundcover
Groundcover refers to any plant that grows over an area of ground, used to provide protection from erosion and drought, and to improve its aesthetic appearance .- Ecosystem :...
on slopes. It is propagated from seeds or cuttings. Its flowering period is June to August.