English ivy plants ( Hedera spp . ) are pop climb , spreading background masking , due to their vigorous growth rate and evergreen parting . Ivies can cursorily climb up and over fences , walls and trellises . They can also avail to forbid soil corroding with their recondite , dense roots . Most ivy plants are grown in shady areas in part where winters are colder . A embarrassment of ivy metal money exist , making right identification of an common ivy flora passably daunting . you’re able to determine what species of Hedera helix you have by analyse the ivy ’s foliage characteristic , let in the leaf color , shape and sizing .
Step 1
key ivy plants by their leaf color . Although most ivies have dark - greenish leaves , some have slightly dissimilar colors . For instance , the Gold Finch ivy ( H. helix ' Gold Finch ' ) has gold to calcium oxide - green leave-taking , and H. genus Helix ' Walthamensis ' has blackish - green leaves with lily-white veins .
Step 2
observe whether your ivy ’s farewell are two - toned or variegated . Most English ivy are variegated , but those that are a single self-coloured leaf color let in H. helix Anita , Asterisk , Boskoop , California Fan , Cockleshell and Duck Foot .
Step 3
name the common ivy plant by its foliage form , which can be classify as center - shaped , curl or ruffle , or devotee - shaped . rough-cut ivies with bosom - form foliage include the H. helix Teardrop , while those with rooter - shaped leaves include Boskoop , California Fan , Cockleshell and Medusa . Ivies with curled or frilly foliage , known as " curlies , " are Dragon Claw , Gilded Hawke , Golden Girl , Ivalace and Lemon Swirl .
Step 4
believe the leaf size of it on your ivy plant . H. helix Anita , Duck Foot , Iantha , Ivalace , Kobold , Lady Frances , Midget , Mini - Ester , Misty , Shamrock and Spetchley all have miniature leaves , while Dragon Claw , Gilded Hawke , Gold Child and Golden Ignot are among the species with the largest leaves .
Tip
mark that the leaves of H. helix Boskoop and California Fan are categorized as both fan - shape and curly .
Warning
reckon out for unmated ivy plant specie , such as H. helix Congesta , which has triangular leaves that are folded upward , and Medusa , which grow unusually upright and has raised leaf veins with on an irregular basis toothed edges on the leaves . The Reef Shell Hedera helix has odd - shaped foliage that resemble huitre scale and are grayish - green with blank , raised veins and maverick edges of ointment or white .
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