Hedera is a genus of around 14 species of evergreen climbers native to much of the world, excluding only Australasia and the Americas, wherein many species are now naturalised. Hedera is most commonly known as Ivy. When Hedera plants are not allowed to climb, they will creep along the ground.

Hedera Helix and Hedera Hibernica have the same care requirements, which means that they can easily be kept together if so required.  As anyone who has ever had unwanted ivy scaling their home will know, both of these kinds of Hedera are very hardy and require almost no maintenance at all!  For the first few weeks after introducing a Hedera plant, the soil should be kept damp until the plant is fully established. After this, both Hedera Helix and Hedera Hibernica will be content to grow without intervention.