Common Ivy, English Ivy(Hedera Helix)
The Common Ivy, English Ivy is native species of most of Europe and western Asia. In numerous parts of the United States it has been designated as an invasive species and Oregon has banned its sale or import within the state. For those of you who shop online, this may create a problem within your own state. The quickest way to find out is contact the folks at http://Tnnursery.net and they will gladly assist you.
Hedera helix is an evergreen climbing plant, attaining growth heights on trees, cliffs, or walls, if available, of 60-90 feet. feet high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate.
The leaves are alternate, 2-4 inches long, they are of two types, with a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point and unlobed heart shaped adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun, usually high in the crowns of trees or the top of rock faces.
The flowers are produced from late summer until late autumn, individually small, in 1-2 inches in diameter with the flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point , greenish-yellow, and very rich in nectar, an important late autumn food source for bees and other insects.
The fruit is purple-black to orange-yellow berries 6-8
