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Hedera helix
English Ivy

$135.00 $145.00
This size 1 in stock Product ID: 648449

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CULTURAL CONDITIONS

Plant Min Zone: 4a

Plant Max Zone: 9b

Sunlight: Part Sun, Shade, Deep Shade

Water / Rainfall: Low, Average, High

Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE

Bloom Season: Insignificant

Flower Color: Insignificant

Berry / Fruit Color: Green, Black

Spring Foliage Color: Dark Green

Summer Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fall Foliage Color: Dark Green

Evergreen Foliage: Yes

Winter Interest: Yes

Scented Flowers: No

PLANT TOLERANCES

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium

Humidity Tolerance: Medium

Wind Tolerance: Medium

Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Rocky Soils

GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

Height: 1' - 25'

Width: 2' - 3'

Growth Rate: Medium

Service Life: Extremely long: over 20 years

Maintenance Need: High

Spreading Potential: High

Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Vines as Needed / Training May be Needed.

PLANT USES AND LIMITATIONS

Plant Grouping Size: Mass Planting of 10 or more

Best Side of House: South Exposure, East Exposure, North Exposure

Extreme Planting Locations: Root-Bound Soils Under Tree, Survives Under Roof Overhang

Ornamental Features: Other Features not listed

Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover, Erosion Control, Noise / Wind Screening

Possible Pest Problems: Deer, Foliage Disease

Plant Limitations: Aggressive Rhizomes / Runners, May get Occasional Winter-kill, Overused in the Landscape, Needs Frequent Pruning / Trimming, May be Poisonous

Description

English Ivy (Hedera helix) is planted for its evergreen dark green foliage. This is one of the most deep shade tolerant plants available. It makes a durable evergreen groundcover that starts off slow, but grows quickly after a few years to forms a dense, weed-smothering mat of foliage. As one of the most dry-shade tolerant plants there is, it's thick leathery leaves seem to handle everything nature has to throw at it! That being said, beware that this is an extremely vigorous plant that crowds out most weeds and is itself weed-like, with a very spreading growth habit. After establishment, it is high maintenance if it has already filled the space and you don't want it to spread any further: it even resists Round-up! It will climb trees if you allow it, generally using it for support to allow its mature form to develop and flowering to occur. For the home garden, the species is generally too aggressive to mix with other plants. We have more requests on "how to eradicate it" than "wanting to purchase it".

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