 Best Sellers English Ivy Hedera helix - Hedera grandifolia, Hedera communis, Hedera poetica Detailed Listing For Botanical Name: Hedera helix Germination Test Type:  Cut (Full Seed) Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5 Harvest hemisphere: Northern In Stock: 10.47 lb Prices Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are: 1 packet (~ 0 seeds) $5.95 1 oz (~ 320 seeds) $18.00 1 lb (~ 5123 seeds) $70.00 1 kg (~ 11294 seeds) $140.00 | | | Growing Info, follow in order: Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours. Stratification: cold stratify for 30-60 days. Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist, mulch the seed bed. | In a Nutshell: * It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. * It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. * The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun, usually high in the crowns of trees or the top of rock faces. more... * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Hedera helix for cough, bronchitis. more... |
[ edit ] Description Ivy growing on a granite crag, Czech Republic. Stems showing the rootlets used to cling to walls and tree trunks. It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate.The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun, usually high in the crowns of trees or the top of rock faces. The flowers are produced from late summer until late autumn, individually small, in 3–5 cm diameter umbels, greenish-yellow, and very rich in nectar , an important late autumn food source for bees and other insects. The fruit are purple-black to orange-yellow berries 6–8 mm diameter, ripening in late winter, and are an important food for many birds , though somewhat poisonous to humans.There are one to five seeds in each berry, which are dispersed by birds eating the berries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There are three subspecies : [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Hedera helix subsp. helix . Central, northern and western Europe. Plants without rhizomes . Purple-black ripe fruit. Hedera helix subsp. poetarum Nyman (syn. Hedera chrysocarpa Walsh). Southeast Europe and southwest Asia ( Italy , Balkans , Turkey ). Plants without rhizomes. Orange-yellow ripe fruit. Hedera helix subsp. rhizomatifera McAllister. Southeast Spain. Plants rhizomatiferous . Purple-black ripe fruit. The closely related species Hedera canariensis and Hedera hibernica are also often treated as subspecies of H. helix , [ 3 ] [ 5 ] though they differ in chromosome number so do not hybridise readily. [ 2 ] H. helix can be best distinguished by the shape and colour of its leaf trichomes , usually smaller and slightly more deeply lobed leaves and somewhat less vigorous growth, though identification is often not easy. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] Physical Characteristics  Hedera helix is an evergreen Climber growing to 15 m (49ft) by 5 m (16ft) at a medium rate. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Oct to November, and the seeds ripen from May to June. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, lepidoptera.It is noted for attracting wildlife. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. and can grow in very alkaline soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist or wet soil and can tolerate drought.It can tolerate atmospheric pollution. [ edit ] Description It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. In warm climates, grows more rapidly and becomes established a good bit faster than the related H. hibernica , and H. helix .It is an evergreen climbing plant, shrub or bush perennial , with aerial roots. It growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. It is quite common in Canary islands and lives in slopes rock, soil, trunks of trees especially in Laurel forest of Barbusano .The leaves of Hedera canariensis are small, greenish, gathered in large numbers in umbrellas , and the fruits , globular and black when ripe. Stems are green or greenish-brown, sometimes tinged with red or purple. This plant has broad leaves, 2 to 8.5 inches and a little leather , with 1-5 lobes small, regular in size and shape. Over time it was cultivated in gardens and used in floral arrangements. |
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