2. BOTANICAL NAME  H EDERA HELIX

3. PRONUNCIATION  HEAD - er - ah HE - licks

4. COMMON NAME  English Ivy

6. FAMILY  Araliaceae

7. Growth Habit  Evergreen  Vine  Spreading

8. EXPOSURE  Sun or shade

9. ZONES  5 - 9

10. Life Cycle  Evergreen Perennial

12. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

13. LEAF  Ovate, often with lobes  Length 4”  Width 3”

14. MARGIN  Lobed when juvenile  Entire on reproductive growth

16. VEINS  Palmate

17. COMPOSITION  Simple

19. FLOWER  Insignificant

21. FRUIT  Black drupe

22. GROWTH  Rapid

23. USE  Ground cover  As a foliage for floral work

24. DESCRIPTION  Most leaves are 3 - 5 lobed  Over 50 cultivars; ‘Curly Locks’, ‘Needlepoint’

26. DESCRIPTION  On older stems leaves may be entire and oval in outline quite different from new growth, particularly true of hanging stems

28. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Propagate by stem cuttings  Prefers wet or moist soils

29. PROBLEMS  Can be invasive once established  Difficult to establish

31. NATIVE OF:  Europe