An unusual English ivy

Ever gone online and go through the pick of English ivies that are for sale these Clarence Day ? It ’s mindblowing ! They come in all bod and sizing , and in a hoi polloi of shades . But this lilliputian ivy has fascinated me for year with its tightly heap leaf . It’sHedera helix‘Congesta ’ , and it develop in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 - 11 . accord to the AHS encyclopedia , it maintains a little bush habit , and is suitable for rock gardens . If you inhabit in the Northwest , however , do n’t get too excited . From what I hear , planting English Hedera helix there is like planting Nipponese barberry ( Berberis thunbergiicvs . , Zones 5 - 8) in the Northeast . A no - no ! darn invasives .

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