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Hedera (Climbing Ivy) is a classic evergreen climber valued for its dense foliage and ability to cover walls, fences, trellises, or provide elegant ground cover. Its lobed, glossy green leaves bring year-round interest and are excellent for creating a natural, leafy backdrop indoors or outdoors.
Flowering: Small, greenish-yellow flowers may appear in late summer to autumn, followed by black berries that are attractive to wildlife.
Care Tips: Thrives in a wide range of soils as long as they are moist and well-drained. It tolerates sun or shade, though variegated forms show best colour in partial shade. Water regularly until established and prune back as needed to control growth and shape.
Best Location: Ideal for outdoor walls, fences, pergolas, or as a ground cover in shady areas. Indoors, smaller-leaved varieties can be grown in hanging baskets or trained around frames in bright but indirect light.
Plant Details
| Mature Height | 1.5 – 2.5 m |
|---|---|
| Mature Spread | 0.5 – 1.5 m |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- climber
- Position & light
- Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 2.5m high· 1.5m wide
- Flowering
- Yellow· Green· Multicolour
- Foliage
- evergreen
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