These vigorous vines use aerial rootlets to cling to masonry, bark, and soil surfaces. Horticulturists propagate various cultivars for ornamental ground cover or vertical greening. Because of its rapid growth and dense matting, it can quickly become an aggressive structural nuisance if not aggressively pruned.
Heard on the job
The customer wants to cover that ugly retaining wall, so let's put in some Hedera helix and train it up the blocks.
Also heard as
- ivy