English Ivy | |
Common Ivy |
Plant Habit: | Tree Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6b |
Leaves: | Glaucous Fragrant Other |
Fruit: | Showy Other |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Other |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous: rul lftdO yamoonn Blooms on old wood |
Flower Time: | Spring Late summer or early fall Fall |
Inflorescence Type: | Raceme |
Uses: | Guardian plant Cooked greens Will Naturalize Suitable for miniature gardens |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Birds |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other |
Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Crowns |
Pollinators: | Other Water Moths and Butterflies |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |