Plant of the Day
Sunday 7 February 2021
The native Hedera helix (common ivy, English ivy) is a self-clinging climber in the juvenile form but as a mature plant it produces bushy, non-clinging branches with diamond-shaped leaves. In this adult form it has small, nectar-rich, greenish-yellow flowers followed by black berries in winter. The form Hedera helix f. poetarum 'Poetica Arborea' is an adult plant and forms an evergreen shrub with yellow berries.
Jill Raggett












