| English Ivy | |
| Common Ivy |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub Fern |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Glaucous Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter and early spring Winter |
| Flowers: | Fragrant: yuOltfr moanonld Nocturnal |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late fall or early winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Corymb |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Groundcover Will Naturalize Good as a cover crop |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Other |
| Pollinators: | Beetles Flies Bumblebees |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
