Hedera Plant. English ivy (hedera helix) is a highly popular and one of the most recognizable houseplants. Mature plants bear spherical flowers in autumn, which are extremely attractive to insects.
While english ivy is certainly appreciated as a houseplant, many outdoor gardening enthusiasts dislike it for its invasive nature. Hedera helix, the common ivy, english ivy, european ivy, or just ivy, is a species of flowering plant of the ivy genus in the family araliaceae, native to most of europe and western asia. In this regard, ivy can be classified as a foliage plant.
