Family: Araliaceae
Scientific Name: Hedera canariensis
Common Name: Canary Island Ivy, Algerian Ivy
Description | A fast growing cousin of the English Ivy having larger leaves and prefers warmer conditions. |
Pronunciation | (Head-er-ah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
Sunlight | bright |
Moisture | average, evenly moist to moist |
Growing Media | average house |
Temperature | average house-warm |
Leaves | Much larger leaves than the English Ivy with bright burgundy red stems and petioles. Mostly three-lobed with long internodes. |
Stems | procumbent |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | I have had plants spread over 6 feet in a year in the greenhouse. |
Propagation | cuttings |
Native Site | Azores, Canary Islands, Morocco |
Author's Notes | I find this to be a faster growing plant than English Ivy (Hedera helix). |
Notes & Reference | #16-The Ivy Book (Suzanne Warner Peirot)
#17-The World of House Plants (Elvin McDonald)
#18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen) |
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