Other common names
bentwood, bindwood, common English ivy, ivory, ivy gum plant, love united, Crimean ivy, eiddew
Synonyms
Hedera helix 'Taurica'
Hedera helix f. caucasigena
Hedera burgalensis
Hedera caucasigena
Climber Wall Shrub
A vigorous, self-clinging climber with three- to five-lobed, glossy, evergreen leaves, often with pale green veins, and some reddish or bronzy colours in autumn. Mature plants produce bushy, non-clinging branches with diamond-shaped leaves, and small, nectar-rich, greenish-yellow flowers in clusters of rounded heads in autumn, followed by black berries in winter. An important wildlife plant, providing food, shelter and nest sites for many birds, insects and small mammals
Position
Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
8-12 metres
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres