I have an area around my back porch that would really benefit from some crawling ivy (I need to create some cover for a slatted wall).
Any recommendations on a good creeping ivy-type of plant that will thrive in a low light area? (Light heavily diffused from the trees directly above.)
Sean
2007-06-30 09:59:16 · 2 answers · asked by mac0swaney 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I think my all time fav is Virginia creeper. It will creep along the ground and climb walls, trees, whatever. It has a beautiful leaf structure and is lovely shade of green during the summer and turns red in Autumn. Mine is growing in almost pure shade.
Here it is in green: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ans%26va%3Dvirginia%2Bcreeper%26sz%3Dall&w=373&h=373&imgurl=www.westongardens.com%2Fimages%2520gc%2520vines%2FVirginia%2520Creeper%2520lg.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westongardens.com%2Fpage%2520content%2Fplant%2520library%2Fvirginia%2520creeper.htm&size=44.8kB&name=Virginia+Creeper+lg.jpg&p=virginia+creeper&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=10,448&oid=ef001f73ae4a908c&ei=ISO-8859-1
Here it is in red: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ans%26va%3Dvirginia%2Bcreeper%26sz%3Dall&w=625&h=421&imgurl=www.nps.gov%2Fwica%2Fimages%2FVirginia_Creeper.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fwica%2FVirginia_Creeper.htm&size=45.9kB&name=Virginia_Creeper.jpg&p=virginia+creeper&type=jpeg&no=10&tt=10,448&oid=9e66880d57c5b86c&ei=ISO-8859-1
2007-06-30 10:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English ivy will work but keep in mind its very invasive and like most ivy it can get out of control if not kept trimmed
2007-06-30 17:10:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋