Hedera Helix ‘English Ivy’

Hedera Helix ‘English Ivy’ is a remarkably resilient plant, so much so that it can become invasive if planted outdoors! It’s for this reason that we recommend growing it indoors as a hanging potted plant or adding it to your outdoor planter arrangements as a filler or to achieve a ‘spilling’ effect. Despite it’s resilience, for best growth you’ll want to keep the soil moist but not soggy and place it somewhere that receives bright, indirect light so that it maintains it’s rapid growth rate! 

Ed's Plant Profile

• Botanical Name: Hedera Helix  
• Common Name(s): English Ivy
  
• Family: Araliaceae
• Native Range: Europe/Scandinavia, east to Russia 

Ed's Care Guide

• Care Level: Moderate
• Light: Medium to bright indirect light
• Water: Keep soil moist but avoid over-watering
• Humidity: Basic household humidity
• Temperature: Any
• Pruning: Prune as needed to remove brown or dead leaves.
• Feeding: Fertilize using a general-purpose houseplant fertilizer monthly during spring and summer
• Propagation: Stem Cuttings
• Growth: Vining, Bushy, Climbing, Creeping 
• Common Pests: Look out for aphids, mealybugs, mites, whiteflies and scale
• Toxicity: Toxic to humans and pets