Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia’, This hardy, vigorous ivy can be used as ground cover or as a climber if it has a support. Its foliage is lance-shaped, with 3 to 5 lobes. The base of the leaves is enveloping.
It is a highly branched plant. The stems, with short internodes, bear small, rather dull dark green leaves measuring 4 x 7 cm. The dense vegetation forms thick mats.
The foliage turns red in winter in cold, dry weather.
History
This cultivar could be the result of an English introduction around 1864.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Sagittaefolia'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sagittaefolia’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- 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 ‘Sagittaefolia’
- Growth habit: ground cover
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: dull dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -19°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Uses: ground cover, climber, pot, window box, houseplant, hanging baskets
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, like time, eventually covers and erases everything.”







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