It is valued for its yellow flowers in early spring, its shiny foliage that turns bronze red when exposed to winter sun, and its bluish-black grapelike fruits. Oregon hollygrape is used chiefly as a specimen plant. Protect from winds and plant in light to half shade. Zones 5 to 9. It is valued because it grows almost anywhere.
English ivy is used as a ground cover and for clinging to walls and tree trunks.
Plant in any shade. Zones 5 to 10. It is valued for its white flowers in late spring, its bright-green foliage, and its shiny black berries. Jetbead can be used as a specimen plant or in a shrub border. Plant in any soil in light shade.