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Hedera cypria

Hedera cypria
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hedera cypria is a climbing ivy species endemic to the higher mountains of Cyprus, notable for its distinctive hairs and fruit. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care guidance is based on general ivy growing practice.

Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
10–24 °C; tolerates cool conditions but protect from hard frost below -10 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Cyprus (Troödos Mts.)
Climate
temperate

About

Hedera cypria is a species of Ivy (genus Hedera) which is endemic to the island of Cyprus. The species is a climbing plant. It is natively found in higher altitudes in Cyprus. H. cypria has unique trichomes and fruits to separate it from closely related plants. It is not considered an invasive ivy where it is found in the United States.

Other Hedera plants

Algerian Ivy · Azores Ivy · Canary Ivy · Colchis ivy · Hedera crebrescens · Common Ivy · Atlantic Ivy · Hedera iberica · Hedera maderensis · Hedera maroccana · Himalayan Ivy · Persian Ivy

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hedera cypria 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.

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