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Mystery invasive vine
Suzie Bright
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Hello. I have this really irritating leafy 5 fingered vine which comes over my fence from next door. I'm curious to know what it is exactly. It grows like a b*****d in the hot weather. I let it grow on my shed roof, but have to keep a careful eye on it as it likes to reach out and attach itself with it's tendrils to any other plant or object it can find. I have to cut it back each weekend as it grows so quickly. Any idea what it is? The leaves drop off in winter, and do not go red like a Virginia Creeper. Thank you 
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Not an expert but by the way you describe it and the pics it looks like some form of Japanese Hops
Hi there. I just googled Japanese Hops to have a look but my annoying vine doesn't have prickles. I pull it down with bare hands without any trouble.
I rather think that what you have there is the infamous Russian Vine, Fallopia baldschuanica or Mile a minute vine. A thug of the first water which probably should be banned from being sold or planted.
Not Russian Vine ... leaves are wrong ... trust me, I know it well
Russian vine.
Your picture does look like Parthenocissus quinquefolia ... maybe it doesn't go red if it's in the shade?
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hmm .. that's no help http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/7446.shtml
t says it colours best in dappled shade
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I found it. Its a Grape Woodbine otherwise known as Thicket Creeper or False Virginia Creeper.
https://www.fassadengruen.de/eng/uw/climbing_plants/uw/thicket_creeper/thicket_creeper.htm
Phew, i can sleep now!
Although, i've not noticed it flowering or producing little berries. But maybe I've just missed them. I'm going to study it tomorrow!
Thanks for your replies!
Boston Ivy has palmate leaves ... not fully divided quinquefoliate leaves as in the photos.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Agree it looks like False Virginia Creeper, Grape Woodbine Parthenocissus inserta (vitacea) to me.
Confident It's not Virginia Creeper or Boston Ivy.
"Quinquefoliate"... what a cool word. I'm going to try and say that as many times as possible today
Our last garden was in a place called "Clayhall" We had a mile a minute vine managed to turn up it's toes and die in that garden.
After lots of rain the water table would be up to 4inch under the soil surface. Now I have deep Cheshire sand.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'