Plant in full to part sun or light shade and irrigate occasionally. Tolerates seaside conditions and is hardy to below 0F.

Hedera helix 'Erecta' is a curios plant that is generally described as one of the mature forms of English Ivy, Hedera helix. It is sterile and has lost the ability to trail and attach and climb other than upon itself. We received it in the 1990s just as Hedera erecta from our good friend Jim Prine, who was a landscape contractor and professional animal trainer for movies and television. Jim had a pretty extensive collection of ivies but most lacked labels. We noted that this "Erecta" name may have been used generically to describe the growth form and that our plant could possibly be one of the similar varieties 'Congesta' or 'Conglomerata' but we sold it using this name when we offered it for sale from 1995 on until discontinuing it in 2001 but offered up our large stock plants when closing the nursery in 2025. 

The information displayed on this page about Hedera helix 'Erecta' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.