This ivy produces umbels of bulbous green flowers from late summer until late fall, followed by black berries. Due to its vigorous growth, prune Persian ivy regularly to keep it in check.

Poison ivy produces small, white, or yellow berries, and its leaves turn red in the fall. Poison oak is similar in appearance to poison ivy but is usually found as a shrub rather than a vine.

Bats, which will roost in dense ivy, may also eat these insects, giving them a boost before hibernation. Ivy berries are an important source of food for birds, helping to sustain them through winter.

The berries represent the drops of Blood He shed ... the Saint heralded our Lord's coming as Isaiah did in the Old Testament. The ivy is so perennially green, that it symbolizes fidelity and ...