Swedish ivy
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In fact, Swedish ivy arrived in the exalted place only during the Kennedy Administration, succeeding Ike's grape ivies and plebeian philodendrons.
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Reported by Christopher Redman/Washington and Adam Zagorin/New York Presidents come and go, but the Swedish ivy stays Even at this time of year, Washington, D.C., is crawling with flowers and plants.
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The Swedish ivy, however, is above the rest, literally and figuratively.
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Swedish ivies are hardy, but the Oval Office Swedish ivy gets the supervisory horticulturalist's conscientious care.
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Thus no single Swedish ivy, it is true, has sat in the Oval Office for two decades.
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