Ampelopsis glandulosa var. heterophylla

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Ampelopsis heterophylla, Sieb. & Zuce. (Vitis helerophylla, Thunb.). Branchlets glabrous or hairy: Lvs. cordate, 3-5-lobed, with rounded sinuses, sometimes slightly 3-lobed, lobes serrate or incised, shining green beneath and usually glabrous or sometimes hairy, 1½-3 in. long: cymes on stalks ½-2½ in. long: fr. changing from pale lilac to verdigris color and finally bright blue or sometimes finally whitish. July, Aug.; fr. Sept., Oct. E. Asia. B.M.5682 (as var. humulifolia). Gt. 1813: 765. Gn. 10. p. 451. Var. élegans, Koch (A. tricolor, Hort. A. Sieboldii, Hort. Vitis heterophylla var. variegàta, Nichols.). Lvs. smaller, blotched and striped with white; flushed pink when young; slow-growing and tenderer. Gn. 54, p. 5.—A handsomely colored form, adapted for planting in vases and baskets. Var. citrulloides, Schneid. (A. citrulloides, Lebas). Lvs. deeply lobed with rather narrow sinuately lobed segms. Var. amurensis, Planch. (A. brevipedunculàta, Koehne. Vitis brevipedunculata, Dipp.). Fig. 191. Branchlets and petioles usually hairy: Lvs. slightly 3-lobed, 2-4 in. long, lobes crenately serrate, hairy beneath, at least on the veins: cymes rather dense: fr. darker blue.—The variety is a stronger grower than the type and strikingly beautiful in autumn with its variously colored berries; it is well adapted for covering low walls, rocks and trellises. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.