What is a creeper? What does a creeper look like?

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Creeper, also known as wall-creeper, belongs to the genus Diphyllum of the grape family. It blooms in summer, has small petals, and is yellow-green in color. It is often seen climbing on walls or rocks. Its flowering period is in June, and its fruiting period is generally from September to October. It likes shade and is cold-tolerant, has strong adaptability, can adapt to various growth environments, and grows extremely quickly. There are many varieties of creepers, such as southeastern creeper, mosaic creeper, five-leaf creeper, pink-leaf creeper, etc., and their appearance will also have certain differences.

1. Ivy

Ivy, also known as wall-creeper, belongs to the genus Diphyllum in the grape family. Blooms in summer, petals are small, yellow-green. Commonly seen climbing on walls or rocks. Its flowering period is in June, and its fruiting period is generally from September to October. It originated in eastern Asia, the Himalayas and North America, and was later introduced to all parts of the world. Because of its extremely high ornamental value, it is now widely used in daily greening.

2. Features

1. Appearance characteristics: It is a vine with strong climbing ability. There are tendrils on the branches of the ivy and sticky suckers on the top, so it can be adsorbed on walls, trees, and rocks. The leaves are green and hairless, turning red in autumn.

2. Growth habits: It has strong adaptability and can adapt to various growth environments. It likes shade and is cold-tolerant, has strong adaptability to soil and grows extremely quickly.

3. What a creeper looks like

1. Southeastern Creeper: The leaves have 5 leaflets and are in the form of cymes. The production areas are mainly distributed in Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces in my country.

2. Mosaic creeper: young branches are four-sided. Young leaves are green with white spots or purple spots on the back. Inflorescence conical. Mainly distributed in Hubei and Shaanxi, my country.

3. Trifoliate creeper: The leaves have 5 leaflets and are in the form of cymes. Mainly produced in Sichuan, my country.

4. Five-leaf creeper: the young branches are cylindrical and the leaves have 5 leaflets. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from August to October. Mainly produced in Central America, it is also cultivated in Northeast my country and North China.

5. Pink-leafed creeper: The edges of the leaves are pink, so it is called pink-leafed creeper. Its leaves are fleshy compared to other varieties. Mainly produced in East China and other places.

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