COMMON IVY

Hedera Helix

Reference No :

0219

Scientific Name :

Hedera Helix

Sinhala Name :

ඉත්ත වැල (ITHTH WALA)

Tamil Name :

Other Common Names :

Variegated ivy, English ivy, European ivy, Just ivy

Synonyms :

Plant Family :

Araliaceae

Plant Group :

Angiosperms (Enclosed Seed)

Plant Categories :

Climbing Plants;   Common Landscaping Plants;   Creepers / Vine;   Dark Green Plants;   Dry Zone Plants;   Ground Covers;   High Leaves Density Plants;   Indoor Plants;   Intermediate Zone Plants;   Ornamental Plants;   Parasitic Plants;   Rooftop Plants;   Fast Growing Plants;   Sun Loving Plants;   Vertical Landscape Plants

Native Region(s) :

Europe;   Western Asia

Plant Distribution(s) :

Austria;   Belgium;   Bulgaria;   Crete;   Denmark;   France;   Germany;   Greece;   Hungary;   Ireland;   Italy;   Norway;   Poland;   Portugal;   Spain;   Sweden;   Turkey;   United Kingdom

Average Height :

15.00m

Maximum Height :

30.00

Propogation(s) :

By Seeds;   By Layering;   By Cuttings (Half-ripe Wood)

Average Longevity :

400

Indoor :

Yes

Medicinal Use :

Yes

Description :

Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance: Low

Leaves: 50–100 mm (2–4 in) long, with a 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) petiole; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems 

Flowers: Individually small, in 3-to-5 cm-diameter (1.2-to-2.0 in) umbels, and very rich in nectar,
Bloom Color: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Time: From late summer until late autumn

Fruit: Purple-black to orange-yellow berries 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) in diameter,
Fruiting Time: Late winter
Seed: One to five seeds are in each berry

Habitat: Woodlands, hedges and shady places, climbing up trees, walls etc and clambering over the ground. Found on all types of soils.

Habit: Evergreen Climber

Foliage

Leaf Shape :

Cordate Shape

Leaf Arrangement :

Alternate leaf arrangement

Flowering

Is Flowering :

Yes

Fruiting

Bears Fruits :

Yes

Maintenance

Soil Types :

Sandy Soil;   Clay Soil;   Loam Soil;   Acidic (pH 5.5>) to Alkaline (pH 8.5 <)

Water :

Medium/Moderate

Sunlight :

Semi Shade

Humidity :

High

Edibility

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