English Ivy

Name: English Ivy
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 03945

Hedera helix

Pronunciation: HED-er-uh HE-licks

SKU #03945

USDA Zone

5-11

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OVERVIEW
Description	A very popular, easy to grow, self-clinging vine that is great for climbing walls, as a groundcover, or enhancing container plantings. Displays small green leaves. A classic vine for climbing walls, pillars, arbors and fences. Evergreen.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Mature Size	Stems reach 15 ft. long, or more.

STYLE
Landscape Use	Container, Ground Cover
Design Ideas	Smaller Ivy, such as this one, are highly versatile because they can be used as a perennial foliage plant, vine or groundcover. Plant in containers, where it can spill off the edges in long tresses of green. It self clings to vertical surfaces from walls to fences, and makes a fine clipped espalier. Let it run on the ground and plant densely to block weeds and cover utility vaults, curbs, edges and foundations.
Flower Color	Green
Foliage Color	Green
Companion Plants	Ninebark (Physocarpus); Juniper (Juniperus); Potentilla (Potentilla); Euonymus (Euonymus); Mock Orange (Philadelphus)

CARE
Care	Grows well in average, well-draining soil. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Low water needs, once established. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-11