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Ivies
Ivies
Photo: English Ivy (Yellow Ripple and Glacier) with German Ivy (underneath), David MacTavish, Hutchinson Farm Greenhouse, April 27, 2011
Grown at Hutchinson Farm since 2011. Available May 2020, in 4½" pots.

Description
We grow a wide selection of ivies which make perfect fillers or trailer in your containers, or groundcover in the landscape. All ivies may be grown indoors as houseplants.

German Ivy: Delairea odorata
A solid green ivy
Hardiness: Perennial
Habit: Climbing, trailing, spreading
Height: 3 - 6"

Trailing: lots and lots
Spacing: 10- 15"
Where to plant: Containers or in the ground


Creeping Jenny: Lysimachia nummularia
Shiny golden foliage, small round leaves
Hardiness: Perennial
Habit: Climbing, trailing, spreading
Height: 2 - 4"

Trailing: 12"
Spacing: 10- 15"
Where to plant: Containers only please. In the ground it will spread and spread and may become a problem to get rid of, it is very invasive in the ground!
Cultivar: Goldilocks

Vinca Vine Illumination: Vinca minor (NOT AVAILABLE 2020)
Yellow elongated leaves with a dark green edge
Hardiness: Annual
Habit: trailing
Height: 3 - 6"

Trailing: 12-18"
Spacing: 15- 18"
Where to plant: Containers or landscape
Cultivar: Illumination

English Ivy: Hedera helix (NOT AVAILABLE 2020)
Hardiness: Perennial
Habit: Climbing, trailing, spreading
Height: 3 - 6"

Width: It spreads and spreads
Spacing: 10- 15"

Where to plant: Containers or in the ground

Cultivar: Glacier