Almost all ivy plants are suitable for semi-shade. We've selected more than 250 here from those explicitly recommended for this exposure. But you can also place other ivy plants not on this list. Note that semi-shade can mean either exposure to the sun for less than 6 hours a day, or exposure to filtered sunlight. What you really need to avoid is exposure to scorching sun.
If you can, opt for a location with morning sun and afternoon shade, in other words, an eastern exposure.
Ground ivy - Glechoma hederacea
Ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea, is an edible plant, particularly interesting in spring when the young leaves are tender. Delicious
Hedera x soroksarensis 'Woerneri' - Ornamental ivy
Vigorous, fast-growing, ideal for ground cover. It has few branches and emits long, stiff stems.
Large leaves
Hedera x soroksarensis 'Silbermöwe' - Ornamental ivy
Large, triangular leaves with 3 faint lobes.
Blade light green speckled with silver-grey and white with
Hedera rhombea 'Variegata' - Japanese ivy
Small triangular or three-lobed leaves, grayish green in the center, narrowly edged with white. Rounded lobes.
In winter, the white border
Hedera rhombea 'Submarginata Arborescens' - Japanese ivy
Slow-growing ivy. Stems bear asymmetrical leaves mottled with dark green and gray-green.
Forms a small
Hedera rhombea 'Pierot' - Japanese ivy
Small ivy with dark green, paper-thin leaves. In winter, in cold conditions, they are
Hedera rhombea - Japanese ivy
Fine, delicate matte leaves with soft green or silvery veins.
Rhombic-shaped leaves, i.e. a form of
Hedera pastuchovii 'Lagodekhi' - Iran ivy
Shiny, lightly veined foliage with 3 lobes, the central one being much larger.
Slight reddish tinge through
Hedera pastuchovii 'Ann Ala' - Iran Ivy
Slightly branched climber.
Glossy, gray-green, veined foliage turns a beautiful crimson in winter.
Hedera pastuchovii - Iran Ivy
Original form with slightly veined, marbled foliage, like Hedera cypria, which is a subspecies of pastuchovii.
Sheets of
Hedera nepalensis 'Suzanne' adult
Mature ivy, particularly interesting for its inflorescences.
Leaves, dark green, elliptical, without lobes of course like the vast majority
Hedera nepalensis 'Suzanne' - Nepal ivy
Elegant cultivar, quite vigorous and branchy. Leaf with very long central lobe.
Dark green blade with