Since ivy does not shed its pretty leaves even in winter, it is considered the most popular climbing plant for greening larger areas. However, there are some climbing plants that are equal to Hedera Helix and can serve as an attractive variant.
Which plants are similar to evergreen ivy?
Evergreen alternatives such as firethorn, cotoneaster and blackberry only lose their leaves towards the end of the year, but remain wintergreen.
Which plant is very similar to ivy?
Particularly similar to ivy is the gundel vine,which is often referred to as ivy-Gundermann. Both plants have almost identically shaped leaves and form long tendrils with which they wind up fences and walls. They are robust and do well in sunny or shady locations.
However, the gundel vine spreads widely in the garden and can even become an annoying weed. In contrast to ivy, it forms many offshoots on the shoots with which it can spread uncontrollably.
Which climbing plants are evergreen like ivy?
An alternative to ivy isevergreen climbing plants such asthe honeysuckle(Lonicera caprifolium),the creeping spindle(Euonymus fortunei) or the clematis (Clematis alternata).
- The honeysuckle grows quickly and lushly. It produces extremely pretty, colorful flowers that also have an intense scent.
- Depending on the species, the creeping spindle is well suited as a climbing plant. Those variants with reddish foliage look particularly interesting.
- The evergreen clematis scores with its beautifully colored abundance of flowers.
Which wintergreen climbing plants are similar to ivy?
There are some climbing plants, for examplefirethorn, cotoneaster and blackberry, which only lose their leaves towards the end of the cold season and which, like ivy, remain attractive all year round. These plants shed the leaves that wither in the winter in the spring and replace them, sometimes completely unnoticed, with fresh shoots.
Tip
Grounding walls can damage the masonry
Walls covered with ivy must not have any cracks where water could collect. If the adhesive roots hit such a spot, they transform into real storage organs, grow into the crack and can cause massive wall damage. This problem does not exist with climbing plants similar to Hedera Helix.
