Transcript Hedera helix

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