ivy

Hedera helix

• A common, evergreen climber
   
• Also sprawls over the ground
   
• Dark green, glossy leaves are three- or five-lobed, (like a maple leaf), on young stems
   
• Leaves are heart-shaped on the flowering stems
   
• The yellowish-green flowers are borne in small clusters
   

Where found

Grows well almost anywhere throughout the UK – woodland, scrub, isolated trees, wasteland, walls and rocks.
 

When to look for

• Flowers in September/October
   
  Ripe fruit in November to January