| English Ivy | |
| Common Ivy |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Spring ephemeral |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Fragrant: umyntO olafrodn l Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Fall Other |
| Inflorescence Type: | Thyrse |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Shade Tree Water gardens Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Pollution |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners Corms |
| Pollinators: | Beetles Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
| Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |
