Botanical Name: Hedera helix 'Hahnii'
Common Name: Hahn's English Ivy
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape prostrate, spreading and climbing by aerial rootlets; densely branching growth makes a dense mat; new growth arises primarily from branching near tips; very bushy
Height indefinite
Spread indefinite
Growth Rate moderate to rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor best in partial shade; tolerates full sun near coast
Soil tolerates most but alkaline
Hardiness hardy (all zones); prefers cool habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, 3-5 lobed, smaller than H. helix; light green
Flowers inconspicuous, greenish white, terminal panicles
Fruit black drupe, 1/8" diameter
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood mallet cuttings
 
Usage:
small area ground cover, used in hanging baskets, trained to intricate patterns on walls and in pots; sometimes used for topiary shapes on wire frames
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers a slightly dry soil; tolerates fairly heavy watering in well-drained soils
Fertilizing balanced in late spring - late summer (if needed)
Pruning head back as needed
Pests/Diseases bacterial leaf spot
Special Conditions/Other cut down water and fertilizer to eliminate leaf spot problem
 
Origin: Europe
Family: Araliaceae

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