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Plantaginaceae
Kenilworth ivy
Cymbalaria muralis
Also known as Coliseum ivy, Cymbalaria, Ivy-leaved toadflax, Linaria cymbalaria
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Trailing · Ground Cover · Wall Plant · Shade Tolerant · Hanging Basket · Small Flowers · Cottage Garden · Creeping · Perennial · Rockery
Kenilworth ivy is a delicate trailing perennial perfect for hanging baskets, wall crevices, and shaded rock gardens, producing charming small lilac flowers throughout summer. It prefers cool, partially shaded spots with consistent but moderate moisture, and will self-seed gently to fill gaps in walls or paving. Minimal feeding is needed — an annual light fertiliser in spring is sufficient to keep it healthy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly until soil is evenly moist; avoid waterlogging in containers · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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