Sunday 6 March 2016

Hedera helix


  • Common Name - ivy
  • Botanical Name - Hedera helix
  • Family - Arailiaceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - green vegetative, can become woody over time
  • Leaf - simple, lobed, ovate shape, acute apex, cordate base, entire/undulate margin
  • Flower - umbel inforescence, perfect, white/green, September - October
  • Fruit - drupe, black, Febraury - April
  • Habit - spreading, dense
  • Form - mounded, climbing, creeping
  • Size - 15-22 m
  • Culture - deep shade/full sun, well drained soil
  • Use - ground/wall cover, mass planting

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