Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’ - Ornamental ivy
Beautiful, thick, dark green leaves splashed with creamy white. Older leaves spotted with white or completely green.
Rather triangular leaves with 3 to 5 lobes. Stems long, strong and branched. .
Place this variety in the light. It needs the right light conditions to develop its pretty variegations. Magnificent houseplant.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’, has beautiful, thick, dark green leaves splashed with creamy white. The oldest leaves are spotted white or completely green.
The leaf is triangular with 3 to 5 lobes. The stems are long, strong and branched. .
Place this variety in the light. It needs bright conditions to develop its pretty variegations. It is a magnificent houseplant.
History
This cultivar of English origin has been known since at least 1860.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Minor Marmorata'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Minor Marmorata’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green splashed with creamy white
- Variation in leaf colour: the oldest leaves are mottled white or completely green.
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -19°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, window box, houseplant
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The walls were covered in ivy, as if nature wanted to hide the scars left by man.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Very good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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