English ivy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of English ivy
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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Five easy-to-grow plants recommended by RHS include the Madagascar dragon tree, English ivy, rubber plant, Boston fern and Sansevieria trifasciata.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
And there were many others: English ivy, wintercreeper, Callery pear.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
Here grow maple, oak, hickory, cottonwood, sycamore, river birch, hackberry, fronds bowed under climbing English ivy, with winter creeper spreading underfoot.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
But when her 7-year-old son, Alrik, recently encountered one of the neighbors on the sidewalk and gave him an impassioned lecture about how invasive English ivy is, the man listened carefully.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Virginia creeper grows like mad in California and with English ivy and Lady Banksia roses to help out, I was sure I could transform my palace into a perfect bower in almost no time.
From Cupid's Understudy by Edward Salisbury Field
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