Botanical Name: Common Names:
Hedera canariensis Canary Island Ivy,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers, Groundcovers, Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plants Climbing / Twining, Dense, Prostrate, Spreading
Description:
Attractive fast-growing dense climber with large, shiny, triangle-shaped variegated green leaves that sit on dark-red stalks. Fantastic groundcover. Great for topiary, embankments and covering brick walls or fences. Growth spread approx. 7m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Climber / Creeper, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plant, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Shady Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune in late Winter to keep looking tidy and under control. Choose a well lit position if using indoors. Water deeply in hot periods. Best to let soil dry out between watering. CAUTION : Harmful if eaten and may cause skin irritation. Dispose of cuttings carefully.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Araliaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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