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BOTANICAL NAME
HEDERA HELIX
PRONUNCIATION
HEAD - er - ah HE - licks
COMMON NAME
English Ivy
FAMILY
Araliaceae
Life Cycle
Evergreen Perennial
Growth Habit
Evergreen Vine Spreading
ARRANGEMENT
Alternate
LEAF
Ovate, often with lobesLength 4”Width 3”
MARGIN
Lobed when juvenile Entire on reproductive growth
VEINS
Palmate
COMPOSITION
Simple
FLOWER
Insignificant
FRUIT
Black drupe
EXPOSURE
Part shade
GROWTH
Rapid
USE
Ground coverAs a foliage for floral work
DESCRIPTIONMost leaves are 3 - 5 lobed
Over 50 cultivars; ‘Curly Locks’, ‘Needlepoint’
DESCRIPTIONOn older stems leaves may be entire and oval in outline quite different from new growth, particularly true of hanging stems
CULTURAL PRACTICESPropagate by stem cuttings
PROBLEMS
Can be invasive once established
Difficult to establish
ZONES
5 - 9
NATIVE OF:
Europe
REFERENCESWyman’s Gardening Encyclopedia
Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use