Complementary colours

On a simple colour wheel blue is the complementary of orange. On a wheel with double the complementaries blue-green is the complementary of red-orange. These are both pairings for which I have a liking. So it wasn't a surprise that I should stop by an old blue-green door in a garden wall made of orange brick with Boston Ivy that was starting to acquire its autumn colours and take this photograph.

 photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Boston Ivy

At this time of year many garden climbing plants become much more eye-catching as their leaves change colour. A couple of weeks ago we came upon this Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) making a fine display as its green leaves turned to pink against a brick wall. In the past I've considered this to be a variant of Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), but if I'd taken note of the Latin names I'd have realised my error - the clue is in the tri and quinque.

photos © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2