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Common name: English ivy Family: Araliaceae

Hedera helix

Pattern - oppositeShape – juvenile is lobed, mature is rhombicTip - acuminateBase – cordateMargin – entireLength – 3 to 4 inches

Bisexual, regular, greenish-white.

Fruit is a blue-black drupe.

InflorescenceUmbel

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English ivy is most often grown as a ground cover.

It also climbs structures and trees.

Native to Europe and Russia.

Has become invasive in some locations.

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Growth habit – A vine that can cover garden areas or climb structures. Climbs by adventitious roots.

The mature form can be grown as a small globose shrub.

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Flower and fruit – Flowers are small and greenish-white with stamens alternating with petals.

Fruit is a blue-black drupe.

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Leaf – Leaves are alternate, simple and differ between the juvenile and mature phases.

Juvenile leaves are lobed and the stems and petioles are reddish-purple.

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Leaf – Mature leaves are entire and rhombic in shape.

Stems lack red coloration.

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Full sun to dense shade.

Prefers a rich, moist, well-drained soil, but does well in most landscape sites.

Needs pruning to keep in bounds.

Culture:

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‘Baltica’ – Winter hardy form with small leaves.

There are hundreds of culitvars selected for leaf coloration and shape. Some are better used indoors because of winter hardiness.

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Variegated juvenile forms.

Cultivars:

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