English Ivy

English ivy plants can act as ground covers, spreading horizontally and reaching 8 inches tall. But they're also climbers and quite invasive.

If you're ready to add this classic vine to your home, here's what you need to know about growing it indoors.

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Will also grow in full sun. Tolerates a wide range of soils, but prefers rich loams. Tolerates some drought, but produces best foliage color in evenly moist soils. In the St. Louis area, plants will benefit from a placement that will provide some protection from winter wind and sun and from hot summer temperatures. Plants may be propagated vegetatively or by seed. Birds help disperse seed. Spreading stems will root at the nodes where they touch the soil. Ground covers rarely need pruning except when they invade unintended areas. Ground covers may be trimmed on the edges with a spade or shears.

Ivy can make a wonderful, bright light houseplant. Growing ivy indoors is easy as long as you know what makes an ivy plant happy. Learn more about ivy and proper ivy plant care in this article.

English ivy plants are superb climbers, clinging to almost any surface by means of small roots that grow along the stems. English ivy care is a snap, and this article will give tips for growing the plant.

English ivy is an easy-to-grow evergreen perennial vine that can be invasive outdoors, but makes a very attractive indoor house plant.

Indoor ivy care guide on how to grow, identify, water, feed, and propagate ivy plants. See ivy plant picture, read answers to Ivy plant questions.

Hedera helix, the common ivy, English ivy, European ivy, or just ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. A rampant, clinging evergreen vine, it is a familiar sight in gardens, waste spaces, on house walls, tree trunks and in wild areas across its native habitat.