| Hedera helix 'Teardrop' | USDA Zone: 5-9 |
Teardrop-shaped, shiny, unlobed dark green leaves, easy to grow. A vigorous, fast-growing, woody perennial that is primarily grown as a climbing vine or trailing ground cover.
Teardrop English Ivy was Ivy of the Year for 2002
They can also be grown as a lovely hanging houseplant. Helix hedera was a top-performer on NASA's Clean Air Study. Beautify your space and clean mold and volatile organic chemicals with an Ivy.
Foliage Interest
Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Common Name: English Ivy
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| More About Teardrop English Ivy |
| Height: 6-15 ft + |
Spread: 3-6 ft |
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Ivy is a versatile plant that can act as filler groundcover under older shrubs with exposed legs. Looks great on slopes and in conjunction with retaining walls to green up the face from bottom up or top down. It's also excellent in rock gardens trimmed to expose out croppings poking through. Useful for cloaking exposed mortar of rock waterfalls giving the feature a more settled in look. Self clinging can bring this ivy up walls, fences and even onto buildings. One of the best uses is dangling from the edges of hanging pots and baskets, or used to cascade off the edges of tall urns planted with upright fillers. |
