English Ivy - Common Ivy - Hedera helix

Hedera helix

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Hedera helix

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Common Names:
English Ivy
Ivy

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Sun/Water Requirements:

Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:
	Zone 4 to Zone 9

Growth:

Flowers:
	Color(s): White Season(s): Late Summer

Foliage:
	Broadleaf Evergreen Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer.

Fruit:
	Color: Brown Season(s): Early Spring

Landscape Value:
	Can be used as a container plant. Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:
	Is Salt Tolerant

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Hedera helix is hardy in these areas:

Alameda, CA	Alamo, CA	Alsip, IL
American Canyon, CA	Angwin, CA	Antioch, CA
Baltimore, MD	Bayside, NY	Bronx, NY
Brooklyn, NY	Brownsville, TX	Canton, MI
Chicago, IL	Cicero, IL	College Point, NY
Conneaut, OH	Corona, NY	Danville, CA
Detroit, MI	Dorset, OH	East Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NY	Ecorse, MI	Elmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, IL	Elyria, OH	Essex, CA
Evergreen Park, IL	Fawnskin, CA	Ferndale, MI
Florence, SC	Flushing, NY	Fontana, CA
Forest Falls, CA	Forest Hills, NY	Fort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NY	Glen Burnie, MD	Gwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MI	Harrison Township, MI	Hunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NY	Leasburg, NC	Lexington, NC
Liberty, NC	Linwood, NC	Little Neck, NY
Ludlow, CA	Macomb, MI	Marysville, MI
Maspeth, NY	Memphis, MI	Mercedes, TX
Middle Village, NY	Mission, TX	Modesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CA	Morgantown, WV	Mount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MI	New Haven, MI	New York, NY
Newport News, VA	North Ridgeville, OH	North Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NY	Olmito, TX	Penitas, TX
Pharr, TX	Phelan, CA	Philadelphia, PA
Pikesville, MD	Pinon Hills, CA	Port Isabel, TX
Progreso, TX	Redlands, CA	Rego Park, NY
Rialto, CA	Ridgewood, NY	Rimforest, CA
Riverdale, IL	Saratoga, CA	Soquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MD	Staten Island, NY	Taylor, MI
Temperance, MI	Temple City, CA	Towson, MD
Trenton, MI	Tres Pinos, CA	Upland, CA
Virginia Beach, VA	Walnut, CA	Watsonville, CA
Wayne, MI	Westland, MI	Whitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI

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