Ivy is an evergreen adsorption vine. The stems and branches have aerial roots, and the young branches are scaly pilose. Leaves alternate, biphasic, 10cm long, 3-8cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate, entire or 3-lobed; leaves on flower branches are oval or oval lanceolate, 5-12cm long, 1-8cm wide, apex long-pointed, base cuneate, entire. Umbels solitary or 2-7 terminal; flowers small, yellow white or greenish white, 5-flowered; ovary inferior, style combined to form a column. Fruit round, berrylike, yellow or red. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from September to November. It is attached to the trunk of broad-leaved forest or the wet rock wall of gully. It is produced in Shaanxi, Gansu and the south to South and southwest of the Yellow River Basin.
Chinese ivy: the old branch of Chinese ivy is gray white, the young branch is light blue, and it is scaly and soft, and the branches and vines are full of vitality. Leaves leathery, dark green, long stipitate, triangular ovate on vegetative branches, entire or trifid; leaves ovate to rhombic on flower branches. From September to November, the flowers are small, light green and white, slightly fragrant. The drupe is round, orange yellow, mature from April to May of the next year.
Japanese ivy: Japanese ivy, an evergreen vine. The leaves are hard, dark green and glossy. The vegetative branches and leaves are wide ovate and often trifid. The reproductive branches and leaves are ovate lanceolate or ovate rhombus. Terminal umbel, yellow green. The fruit is black after ripening. It is native to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Ivy with golden heart: ivy with golden heart is a horticultural variety in the Ivy family. It has three cracks in the middle and a bright yellow color in the center. It has high ornamental value.
Western Ivy: an evergreen vine with a stem of up to 30 meters long and a leaf of 10 cm long, often 3-5-lobed. The leaves of the flower branches are generally entire. The surface of the leaves is dark green, the back of the leaves is light green, the pedicels and young stems have gray white stellate hair, and the fruits are black.
Ivy of Canary: the stem of an evergreen vine climbing upward, with stellate hairs. Leaves ovate, base heart-shaped, 5-25cm long, 10-15cm wide, entire, light green, lower leaves 3-7-lobed, racemose or panicle, fruit black.
Leathery Ivy: evergreen shrub, 10-12 cm long and 10 cm wide, ovate in width, entire, occasionally 3-lobed lower leaves, leathery, green, shiny, large fruit.
Yinbian Ivy: evergreen climbing shrub, cultivated in Hubei Province.
Crimson Ivy: leaves lanceolate, 3-lobed, bright green, obvious veins.
Ice and snow Ivy: short stem nodes, dense leaves. The leaves are small, 3-4cm long and 2-3cm wide. They are green in color, with milk white to yellow green stripes.
Swedish Ivy: although it's called Swedish ivy, it's native to Australia. The flowers and leaves are oval, with semicircular serrations on the leaf margin. The leaves are thick, glossy, yellow green on the surface, purple on the back, and the stems and branches are often square with soft hairs.
Ornamental value: the leaf color and shape of ivy are variable, evergreen all the year round. It is a beautiful climbing plant, which can be used as the vertical greening of scaffolding or walls. It is also suitable for indoor potted culture and is also a very good indoor foliage plant. It can be used as potted plant, hanging basket, totem, plastic plant, etc. Ivy is also a cut flower material. In addition, it is a good ground cover material when planted with other plants.
Air purification: ivy is the most effective indoor plant to absorb formaldehyde at present. The leaves of ivy can absorb 1.48 mg of formaldehyde per square meter. The total area of the leaves of two adult Ivy pots is about 0.78 square meters. At the same time, Ivy can also absorb benzene, a toxic and harmful substance, which can absorb 90% of indoor benzene under 24 hours of light. It is speculated that in a 10 square meter room, only 2-3 basins of ivy can be put on to purify the air, and it can also absorb particulate dust.
Ivy - combined love, loyalty, friendship, emotion. Ivy was once regarded as a magical plant and symbolized loyalty. In Greek mythology, Ivy stands for Dionysus, the God of wine. It has the symbolic meaning of joy and vitality. It also symbolizes immortality and eternal youth.
Ivy - friendship, marriage, never separation. Ivy is a very beautiful evergreen plant, indicating that spring is long, so it has a good name "Ivy", which is loved by people. Send a friend ivy to show that the tree of friendship is evergreen. If a friend gets married, the beautiful figure of ivy is indispensable in the bouquet for the bride. I wish you happiness in your new marriage and a long life together. "
Ivy is the birthday flower of April 8. The flower language is the influence. Before the adoption of hops in the 16th century in England, Ivy was used to brew beer, because mixing it with wheat would turn wheat into beer. So, the flower language of ivy is - influence. Those who are blessed by this kind of flowers have great influence on others. Maybe you are suitable to be a politician or entrepreneur? It also has a great influence on lovers and can subtly change each other into the type they like.
