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Hedera algeriensis
Algerian ivy is a vigorous, large evergreen climber native to the North African coast and coastal mountains, self-clinging by aerial roots. It needs consistently moist soil and is somewhat more drought tolerant and cold tolerant than other ivies, but can become invasive in mild climates.
Hedera algeriensis, the Algerian ivy, is a species of evergreen ivy native to the North African coast, including coastal mountains in Algeria.
It may be a noxious weed or be invasive. It naturalizes in mild climates and lowlands. It requires consistently moist soil, but is more resistant to environmental dryness than most related species and can stand drought better than other ivies. It tolerates low temperatures better than island species of similar latitudes, such as Hedera canariensis, Hedera maderensis, Hedera azorica, or Hedera cypria. It is native to the North African coast and coastal mountains where the climate is cooler and condensation provides a more humid habitat. It is frost sensitive at about the -2 °C winter isotherm but can become naturalised in mild climates. The plant is rejected by herbivorous animals. Variegated cultivars of Hedera algeriensis are widely used in gardening.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hedera algeriensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
