English Ivy Plants
Hardy Planting Zone- USDA zone 4 through 9
Bloom Season – September through October
Bloom Color – Greenish White or greenish-yellow
Height at Maturity – Typically 20 to 30 feet
Soil Type Preferred- Well-drained rich loams with a neutral to alkaline soil ph.
Sun or Shade – Partial or complete shade
Plant Description
English Ivy, also known as Hedera Helix, is a fast-growing climbing vine.
The woody evergreen perennial typically grows about 6 to 9 inches tall but can reach 100 inches over time. It features deep green leaves measuring up to six inches. The climbing vine has root-like structures that produce glue-like substances that help it adhere to surfaces such as tree barks.
New plants proliferate from stem fragments and cutting that make contact with soil. Dark green 3 to 5 lobed leaves shoot from non-flowering stems. The plant is adventitious roots during the juvenile stage and produces leaves and flowers in vertical growth. English Ivy is vegetative in flat growth-producing juvenile leaves. It uses aerial rootlets to climb and spread.