FoliageEnglish Ivy
Hedera helix
English Ivy (Hedera helix) is a fast-growing perennial, 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, stands up well to drought and salt.
- 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
- Native to
- Europe, Scandinavia, Russia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — English Ivy is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
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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