Botanical Name: Hedera helix cultivars
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Common Name: English Ivy  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Ground cover, Vine

 

Height Range

Under 1', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green, Light Green, White, Yellow, Variegated

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Blue

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Modesto Jr. College
  • Description

  • Notes

English Ivy is a self-clinging vine used as a groundcover or climbing vine. Though usually green, with lobed leaves, there are many varieties of ivy with variations in leaf size, shape, and color (some ivies have variegated leaves with margins or splotches of white, yellow, or red). All ivies are evergreen but not all are winter-hardy, so check the plant label. A bit slow to establish in our region, once it gets going it spreads quickly up walls, chain link fences, or over the ground. It is praised for its ability to cover an area quickly but loathed by others for the very same reason.