Hedera helix ‘Monica’ - Ornamental ivy
A very attractive ivy with broad, buttery yellow leaves on a fresh green background, turning cream in winter.
Leaves with 3 to 5 lobes and slightly rounded tops. Stems moderately branched, with fairly short internodes.
A good ground cover plant with slow growth and a thin mat. Suitable for small areas.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Monica’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Monica‘, is a very attractive ivy with butter-yellow broad-margined leaves on a fresh green background. The margins turn cream in winter.
The leaves have 3 to 5 lobes with slightly rounded tops. The stems are moderately branched, with fairly short internodes.
This ivy makes a good ground cover, growing slowly and with a thin mat. It is suitable for small areas.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Monica'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Monica’
- Pierot classification: variegated 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 ‘Monica’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour: wide butter-yellow margin on a green background
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
- Length of petiole: 3 to 4 cm
- Branching: moderately branchy
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Monica’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover
- Development: moderate, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbed up the stones as if to protect the memory of the place.”
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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