Description
Hedera→English Ivy (Hedera helix ‘Needlepoint’)
English Ivy | |
Birdsfoot Ivy | |
Common Ivy |
Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late fall or early winter Winter |
Flowers: | Fragrant Other: Only on adult form |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
Pollinators: | Wasps Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
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