Ivy!!!!

[Marck]

The vine clinging to the red urn is Climbing Fig (Ficus pumila), not English Ivy (Hedera helix) or any other kind.

I do have a grudging respect for English Ivy. It is an amazing plant, though it can be terribly invasive. I don't grow it in my garden, but I don't have to, since it comes visiting through the fence from next door. When it flowers it is very popular with the European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). I do grow Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), Virginia Creeper (P. quinquefolia) as well as Climbing Fig, all of which are also wonderfully robust clinging vines. As a general rule, I'm overly fond of vines.

Ivy has the tendency to spread and it did in my garden too. But I liked the effect atleast when it did this:

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[Neno Baylov]

Very invasive species Hedera helix, photos from Bulgaria.

 

[Marck]

It is interesting that Hedera helix is considered invasive in Bulgaria, which is usually considered part of its native range. However I understand that there are numerous wild strains and subspecies, some of which may be more invasive than others and thereby outcompete more localized forms. For example Irish Ivy (Hedera helix spp. hibernica, or just H. hibernica) is considered to be an exceptionally invasive form along the Pacific coast of North America.

 

[Neno Baylov]

That's right, but it suffocates the rest of the vegetation around.

 

[Neno Baylov]

It is a good pasture for bees, food. When it blooms, in autumn it has a unique aroma.

 

[Neno Baylov]

It's very interesting, it's very tender, I don't know what it's called, unfortunately.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

As an ex-beekeeper, yes it is an excellent source for winter, flowering late and full of nectar. On buildings it is a pain and can do a lot of damage, however there is a concrete post set in my lawn to support a washing line with a great thick trunk of ivy growing up it and cut into a lollipop shape at the top. When it is in flower it is swarming with bees and other insects, and as the berries get ripe the birds love them. Surrounded by mowed grass it does no harm and I trim it into shape with the hedge cutter every so often, much nicer than the bare concrete post would be. I expect the bird droppings spread the seeds about a bit, but nothing I can't cope with.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

@ Neno Baylov. Looks like wild clematis, common name 'traveler's joy' to me, I expect Marck can supply the Latin name.

 

[Neno Baylov]

Thanks. I think it's called Clematis vitalba. https://plantsam.com/clematis-vitalba/

 

[Marck]

Yes, Old Man's Beard or Traveler's Joy (Clematis vitalba) does seem like the likely species, judging from the fruit and shape of the leaflets. Do you have any photos of the flowers?

 

[Neno Baylov]

No. Another photo.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Ivy growing over an angel statue

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/62206038595505403/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

How to get Ivy to grow up a trellis