How can I save English ivy from temperature damage?
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During the summer or times of high heat, give English ivy extra shade and water to help cool its leaves, roots, and soil. During cold snaps or growing season freezes, cover sensitive budding vegetation with frost cloth or water using sprinkler systems. If it’s only nearing freezing temperatures for a short period, then water during the day several hours before the freeze. If the temperature is predicted to remain below freezing for an extended period, then keep the sprinkler running until the temperature rises above freezing the following day.
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English ivy is the most common climber of European forests. It is a perennial woody vine with evergreen, dark, shiny lobed leaves. It utilizes aerial rootlets to attach to the tree bark with exceptional strength, helping the english ivy creep more than 15 m up a tree. Hedera helix also grows as a forest groundcover and is invasive outside its native range.
Garden Use
English ivy is an excellent choice as an indoor foliage plant, and it offers a beautiful shape and lobed leaves. Plants of this genus are hardy and easy to grow, and thus very popular. They can be potted, and climb onto any surface. It has been artificially cultivated into several varieties with varied shapes and colors.