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Hedera helix Common name: English ivy Leaf Fruit Flower Pattern - opposite Shape – juvenile is lobed, mature is rhombic Tip - acuminate Base – cordate Margin – entire Length – 3 to 4 inches Back to plant list menu Family: Araliaceae Bisexual, regular, greenish-white. Fruit is a blue-black drupe. Inflorescence Umbel Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix 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. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix 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. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix Flower and fruit – Flowers are small and greenish-white with stamens alternating with petals. Fruit is a blue-black drupe. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix Leaf – Leaves are alternate, simple and differ between the juvenile and mature phases. Juvenile leaves are lobed and the stems and petioles are reddishpurple. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix Leaf – Mature leaves are entire and rhombic in shape. Stems lack red coloration. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix Culture: Full sun to dense shade. Prefers a rich, moist, welldrained soil, but does well in most landscape sites. Needs pruning to keep in bounds. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix There are hundreds of culitvars selected for leaf coloration and shape. Some are better used indoors because of winter hardiness. ‘Baltica’ – Winter hardy form with small leaves. Back to plant list menu Back Next Back to ground cover list menu Main menu Hedera helix Cultivars: Variegated juvenile forms. Back to plant list menu Back Back to ground cover list menu Main menu
