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Turquoiseivy

Climbing plant type: Creeper (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This short creeper is a fast growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 9 feet (2.7 meters) and growing as high as 134 feet (40.8 meters). It prefers to grow on man-made objects.

It takes 11 months for the yellow-green stems to mature, by which point they can reach a diameter of 1 cm (0.4 inches) and are thick and twisted.

The thick, sticky leaves reach up to 4 inches (10 cm) in length. They are either purple, or yellow with turquoise dots, and have serrated edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces hundreds of average sky blue flowers, and during the late summer, after flowering, it produces lots of very large seed pods.

It is said to be able to live for hundreds of years.
Ivy often grows along the trunk.
It is suitable for making strong rope