| Botanical Name: | Hedra |
| Life Cycle: | perennial vines /climbers |
| Planting Time: | spring or summer |
| Height: | ground cover or climber |
| Exposure: | full sun to partial shade |
| Soil: | average, well-drained soil; adaptable to most conditions |
| Hardiness: | zones 5 to 9 |
| Flower: | grown for foliage |
| Foliage: | lobed leaves in a variety of shapes (stars, hearts, shields) textures (ruffled, cuffed and smooth) and colors (green, gray, cream, yellow, veined and variegated). |
| Propagation: | division |
| Suggested Use: | ground cover, rock gardens, climbing, topiaries, window boxes, hanging baskets and houseplants |
| Growing Hints: | Purchase young plants or take cuttings from a friend. Plants root easily in soil or water. Do not feed newly potted or purchased plants for the first 3 to 4 months. Well-established plants should be fed every three to four months and repotted when they become crowded. Advertisement |
| Interesting Facts: | Ivy prefers 4 or more hours of sunlight per day, but will tolerate bright indirect light, like light reflected off of light colored walls, or artificial lights. |
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When boiling potatoes, save the cooking water. Let it cool off completely. Then you can water your ivy plants with the potato water. You will be surprised with how pretty, green, and shiny the leaves will get.
Climbing ivy is a good choice for certain uses in your garden, but it can also be problematic. This is a page about things to consider before growing climbing ivy.
