Hedera helix
ivy
Ivy holds on to whatever it grows against and does not let go, which has meant fidelity for as long as anyone has been assigning meanings to plants. One of the few readings that has not shifted at all.
Native toEurope and western Asia
In seasonYear-round
Vase life7 – 14 days
Pairs withRose · Chrysanthemum · Eucalyptus
Elsewhere
Sacred to Dionysus in Greek religion and worn as a crown at festivals, well before its later European association with marriage and constancy.