Hedera helix ‘Small Deal’ - Ornamental ivy
A fasciate variety with no two leaves identical. Leaves may have 5 to 11 lobes and measure 4 to 6 cm. Some concave, others convex, always dark green.
When young, it has a shrubby habit, then the branches lengthen to become a designer ground cover in your garden.
Stems with long internodes reveal the soil beneath.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Small Deal’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Small Deal’, is a fasciate variety that does not have two identical leaves. The leaves can have 5 to 11 lobes and measure 4 to 6 cm. Some leaves are concave, others convex, always dark green.
When young, it has a shrubby habit, then the branches lengthen to become a designer ground cover in your garden.
The thick, stiff stems with long internodes reveal the soil beneath. This ivy is suitable for all types of exposure.
History
This cultivar originated in the United States, where it has been marketed since the 1970s.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Small Deal'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Small Deal’
- Pierot classification: curiosity ivy, ivy with wavy 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 ‘Small Deal’
- Growth habit: ground cover
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green
- Colour of veins: pink and cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Small Deal’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Uses: ground cover, hanging baskets, pots, jardiniere, bonsai, houseplant
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, attached to the walls of this old manor house, seemed to be the last witness of years gone by.”
Théophile Gautier, Le Capitaine Fracasse
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Well-branched, Upright, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Ground cover, House plants, Pots or planters, Hanging plants |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Wavy, curly or tight |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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