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Mousetoescamper

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6. Porcelain berry vine (Ampelopsis glandulosa)
Fri Nov 15, 2024, 05:55 PM
Nov 15
Native to Japan and Northern China, porcelain berry was imported to the United States in 1870 to be used as an ornamental and landscape plant. The same characteristics that made this a desirable landscape plant for the home gardener and landscaper—low maintenance and easy to grow, and colorful berries—are the same characteristics that make it quickly invasive and difficult to eradicate. Ranked as a severe threat on Pennsylvania’s invasive species list, porcelain berry can quickly spread into native plant communities, displacing the native vegetation. In ideal growing conditions, a single plant in a single growing season can reach 20 to 25 feet long. It will cling to supporting structures, such as fences, trellises, or shrubs and trees, using tendrils. Stems commonly twine around each other, as do the supporting structures. Plants will climb up and over other vegetation, blocking access to light. If it is allowed to grow on trees and shrubs, it can shade out younger plants and leave older growth more vulnerable to storm damage. https://extension.psu.edu/porcelain-berry-an-unwanted-beauty


Thanks for the rec!
Autumn blues [View all] Mousetoescamper Nov 14 OP
This is an amazing photo, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 14 #1
Thanks! Nature's bauble. Mousetoescamper Nov 14 #3
Amazing! Diamond_Dog Nov 14 #2
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Nov 14 #4
Are these Rebl2 Nov 15 #5
Porcelain berry vine (Ampelopsis glandulosa) Mousetoescamper Nov 15 #6
Little blue planets Easterncedar Nov 17 #7
I hit the wrong button. My Pale Blue Dot post below is my reply to your post. Mousetoescamper Nov 17 #9
That reminds me of Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot Mousetoescamper Nov 17 #8
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