Fatshedera lizei

Bush Ivy, also known as Aralia Ivy, has attractive creamy white-variegated dark green foliage which emerges light green in spring on a plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. The lobed leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter.

Bush Ivy will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.