Scientific
Name
Hedera colchica
Common
Name
Colchis ivy; Persian ivy |
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Hardiness
Zones: 5 to 9 |
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Habit:
Evergreen
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Growth
Rate: Moderate
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Size: -- |
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Site
Requirements: Partial shade
to shade
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Form:
Climbing vine |
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Texture:
Coarse
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Foliage: Heart-shaped
leaves slightly lobed; thick, leathery; dark dull green |
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Flower/Fruit: -- |
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Comments: --
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Cultivars:
Dentata
(purplish brown stems); Dentata
Variegata (variegated); Sulphur Heart (light green splashes
or yellow veins); Variegata (variegated)
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