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dignam5

14 years ago
how well do the vines tolerate the heat from the fireplace and if they do well here, what are they?
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  • 14 years ago
    Gas fireplace...vines look like ivy to me.
  • 14 years ago
    Thank you ... thought so, but didn't know that ivy was heat retardant??
  • 14 years ago
    Not as hot as a wood fire but closest leaves probably do singe & dry up.
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    14 years ago
    last modified: 14 years ago
    The vine is Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata). When it wanders over the fire place, it gets crispy, so I just prune it to keep if from growing into that space. The fire place is gas.
  • 14 years ago
    thank you... looking for flowering options for climbers in and around a fireplace that is recessed into a very sunny wall...