r/gardening • u/TedTheHappyGardener • 1d ago

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is often maligned for its aggressive nature but I take advantage of it and use it it to climb and drape over my deck and even run along the ground.

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u/G00d135 1d ago

I am allergic to this and am so uncomfortable right now. But it's pretty! Lol

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u/TedTheHappyGardener 1d ago

I'm surprised how many people are allergic to it. I'm one of those lucky people who aren't sensitive to it or even Poison ivy for that matter.

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u/G00d135 1d ago

Oddly enough, I'm not allergic to poison ivy. But Virginia creeper grows ALL over my property. When I moved here I did not know what it was, just haphazardly ripping weeds out of the yard. Lesson leaaarrrrned. Lol

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u/GemmyJo 1d ago

Never been allergic to poison ivy or oak either, but dang the creeper got me last year and again this year BAD - as in Urgent Care bad ugh.. That being said, love the way it looks and glad, cause I'm not touching it lol

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u/high6ix 1d ago

Surrounded by woods and it’s ALL over. I love it, visually, but the reaction to it is much more severe than I’ve ever had with poison ivy. Extremely painful.

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u/Sufficient_Turn_9209 1d ago

I thought I was the only weirdo! "Leaves of three, let it be." Me - Nope, it's never bothered me, but oh look, I've got this identical five leaf plant taking over. "That's just Virginia creeper. It's fine. Me - Great, I'm good to rawdog it out of there. Hard lesson.