Description
Adult ivy - Hedera helix ‘Arborea’
In a nutshell
Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Arborea’, is an ivy that has reached the adult stage, flowering every year in autumn. The flowers are followed by fruit in the form of black berries that birds love.
Adult ivy is much sought-after by foraging insects in autumn as a pre-winter food source.
This plant has a shrubby habit, making it ideal for use in pots or rock gardens.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Detailed description of Hedera helix 'Arborea'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Arborea’
- Pierot classification: adult ivy
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Arborea’
- Growth habit: shrubby
- Number of lobes: unlobed
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: green
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Arborea’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pot, rockery, free-standing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy hangs from the edge of the pool, cool in the shade of the columns. ”






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