Graceful tendrils of ivy unspool in spirals, turning faithfully, reverently, towards the sun. Wide leaves unfurl like the wings of a mythic bird, elaborately illustrated with speckled, rusted hues. Braided into crowns and wreaths for poets, and young lovers soon to be wed, this vine honors loyalty, fidelity, and eternity. Climbing slowly each year in the heat of passing summers, caressing ancient plaster houses lining the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Grasping whatever it touches with tender green coils, Hedera moves deliberately and with great delicacy, unerring in its pursuit of light.