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Hedera maroccana, the Moroccan ivy, is an evergreen climbing ivy from the Atlantic coast of northern Africa that also grows as ground cover where there is nothing to climb. It is a vigorous species, growing faster than common European ivies in warm conditions.
Hedera maroccana, the Moroccan ivy, is a species of ivy (genus Hedera) which is native to the Atlantic coast in northern Africa. It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. In warm climates, it grows more rapidly and becomes established a good bit faster than the related Hedera hibernica and Hedera helix.
The genus name Hedera is the classical Latin name for ivy. Maroccana is the Latin patronymic of Morocco, where the species was first described.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hedera maroccana 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.
