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Delairea odorata is a fast-growing vine [8] that can climb to heights of 2–4 metres (7–13 ft). [7] The glossy and semi-succulent leaves, which are 3–10 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 in) long and 3–8 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) wide, are alternately arranged along the stems. They have 3-10 rather broad lobes.
Cape ivy grows in USDA hardiness zones 9a through 11b, tolerating temperatures between 10 °C (50 °F) and 38 °C (100 °F), [22] and is medium to fast-growing. Drought and heat tolerant, it would flourish better with some water in the summer and would bloom more often in full sun. It can grow indoors as a houseplant, provided it gets some ...
Ivy broomrape closely resembles the more commonly distributed O. minor and both are able to parasitize members of the ivy family. O. hederae is primarily differentiated by its characteristically distally pinched corollas, the flowers extending over most of the stem, the long, acuminate floral bracts, and its large terminal 'bud' of unopened ...
Hedera helix adult leaves and unripe berries in Ayrshire, Scotland. On level ground ivies remain creeping, not exceeding 5–20 cm height, but on surfaces suitable for climbing, including trees, natural rock outcrops or man-made structures such as quarry rock faces or built masonry and wooden structures, they can climb to at least 30 m above the ground.
European Ivy for example, is believed was spread by birds that helped to colonize large areas again where it had disappeared during the glaciations. [ citation needed ] Ivy is a relict plant and one of the survivors of the laurel forest ( laurisilva ) flora in Europe that originally covered much of the Mediterranean Basin when the climate of ...
Hedera helix, the common ivy, European ivy, King's Choice ivy, or just ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Ivy is a clinging evergreen vine that grows on tree trunks, walls, and fences in gardens, waste spaces, and wild habitats. Ivy is popular as an ornamental ...
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Chlorophytum comosum, usually called spider plant or common spider plant due to its spider-like look, also known as spider ivy, airplane plant, [2] ribbon plant (a name it shares with Dracaena sanderiana), [3] and hen and chickens, [4] is a species of evergreen perennial flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae.