Arborescens common ivy
Hedera helix 'Arborescens'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Attracts
Notes
'Arborescens' common ivy (Hedera helix 'Arborescens') is a shrub for borders, slopes, and shady corners. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and stays evergreen all year. Birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Siebold's hosta, Virginia sweetspire, and Japanese forest grass.