Botanical Name: Hedera helix
Common Name: English ivy
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape prostrate, spreading and climbing by aerial rootlets; may be either low and mat-like or erect on walls, etc.
Height indefinite
Spread indefinite
Growth Rate moderate to rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor best in partial sun, tolerates both sun and shade
Soil tolerates most but alkaline
Hardiness hardy (all zones); prefers cool habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, 3-5 lobed, bright shiny green, 2-3" across, long petioles, 3-6" long – adult foliage loses lobes, becomes upright
Flowers inconspicuous, greenish white, terminal panicles
Fruit black drupe, 1/8" diameter
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
all purpose, large scale ground cover; foliage cover and texture erosion control, used as a vine on walls and fences
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers a slightly dry soil
Fertilizing balanced in late spring; late summer (if needed)
Pruning head back as needed to keep in bounds
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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