Fruit FlowerLeaf Common name: English ivyFamily: Araliaceae Hedera helix Pattern - opposite Shape...
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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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