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Wilson Ivy (Hedera Helix) - 5 Pack Of Quart Pots

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Wilson Ivy (Hedera Helix) – 5 Pack Of Quart Pots

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SKU: D2LSC 4055270573 Category: GROUNDCOVER PLANTS

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Wilson Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Wilsonii’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b (10 & 11 in full shade?) Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Vine

Height at Maturity: 6″ when used as a groundcover

Width at Maturity: Depends on pruning
Spacing: 12-24″ for mass plantings

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Spreading/Trailing

Growth Rate: Slow for an Ivy (Hedera helix)

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Foliage Color: Light Green new leaves mature to Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

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Sun Needs: Mostly Sun, Morning Sun w/Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun or Dappled Shade, Full to Mostly Shade

Water Needs: Average, very low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low to Average

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F / Zones 4-9), Deer, Drought, Heat, Insect, Rabbit, Shade, Sun

Description

Hands down our favorite of all the English ivies, and one of only three varieties we actually have growing in our own gardens, Wilson Ivy is the most ornamentally attractive and also the slowest growing, which makes it much easier to manage as a groundcover in landscape borders, home foundation plantings, under large shade trees, or in containers. It is equally as hardy growing indoors or outdoors, and we’ve found it thrives in sun or shade, though we think ivies look more at home in a shady to partially shaded environment. Its highly ornamental deep green leaves, which are similar in appearance to Needlepoint Ivy, are much smaller than those of standard English Ivy, forming an attractive evergreen carpet that provides a distinguished, unique texture in the landscape. As with other ivies (Hedera), it can use aerial roots to attach to and climb walls if allowed, essentially creating an attractive live wall. However, as mentioned this one is easy to manage and keep contained.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 6 inches tall and trailing to form a dense carpet of evergreen foliage, Wilson Ivy is ideal for use as a groundcover in landscape borders, home foundation plantings, under large shade trees, or as a soil stabilizer on embankments. Its vines will also cling to and climb brick, stone, wooden and other walls with porous surfaces to create an attractive “live wall.” Also effective spilling over walls. Very nice as a soil cover and spiller plant in pots, planters, hanging baskets and other containers that can be situated on patios, decks, porches or even indoors as a houseplant.

Suggested Spacing: 18 to 24 inches for mass plantings

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Growing Preferences

Wilson Ivy is exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well drained soil of average fertility. In our gardens, we’ve found that it will thrive in sun or full shade, though we think it looks more at home in a partially shaded to shady environment. We’ve had it growing in our gardens for over 30 years and it has taken everything mother nature has thrown at it; extreme drought to periods of excessive rainfall, over 105 degree temperatures and cold to 3F. Deer and rabbits don’t touch it and we’ve never seen a problem with disease or insects. It also performs well indoors as a houseplant. About the only thing it might not tolerate is standing water for an extended period of time.

Caution: Ivy plants can be invasive so make sure to control their spread when growing near woodland areas.

Helpful Articles

Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, prune and fertilize Ivy plants.

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