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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