Hedera helix (english ivy)










Hedera helix (English ivy)

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Pronunciation: he-DUR-ah HE-licks
Family: Alariaceae
Plant type: broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover, indoor foliage plant, invasive plant, vine or climber, weed
Zone: 5
Origin: Europe
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Mature size
  Height: 15-22 m
heheh1.jpg  Spread: 10 - 15 m
Form: Climbing, creeping, mat like, mounded
Texture: medium - coarse 
Habit: dense, spreading
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Leaves
Arrangement: simple, alternate
Shape: elliptic, ovate
Size: 6 - 9 cm wide x 9-11 cm long
heheh5.jpgMargin: entire, pinnately lobed
Characteristics: lobed 
Colour: green with white to light green 
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Flowers - perfect
Inflorescence type: umbel
Colour:  white
Size: 1-3 cm
Time: September, October
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Stem
Colour: green, red, grey
Description: can have bark like stumps on older plants, vine like green herbaceous new growth
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Fruit type: drupe
Colour: black
Time: February, March, April
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hehet1.jpgExposure - everywhere, deep shade, bright sun
Preferred soil - anywhere
Landscape uses - should not be planted.... although, can be useful for wildlife, erosion control, or indoor plant
Propagation - seeds, softwood cuttings, layering
Comments - English Ivy should not be planted in areas where it is invasive
 - non invasive areas should also avoid planting as it is often hard to control or eradicate

Pests - pest resistant, disease resistant, fungal leaf spot, mites, scale insects, colletotrichum leaf spot fungus

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