English Ivy
Hedera helix · Vine
English Ivy is a fast-growing vine, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 20–80 ft × 3–50 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in fall. It attracts songbirds and stands up well to drought and salt.
Restricted in OR, CA, WA.
Illegal to sell or propagate in Oregon, and a listed invasive in California and Washington.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20–80 ft × 3–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Salt
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Europe, Scandinavia, Russia
Will it survive your winters?
We score English Ivy’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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