| English Ivy | |
| Common Ivy |
| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Spring ephemeral Needled |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy: O nnuftloymd r oal Inconspicuous |
| Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Summer Fall |
| Inflorescence Type: | Compound |
| Uses: | Groundcover Culinary Herb Cut Flower Suitable for forage |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Division |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Midges |
| Miscellaneous: | Monocarpic |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
