Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Archange Saint Michel’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Archangel Saint Michael’, is an ivy similar to the type, with lobes that are not very pronounced or even absent.
The veins are beautifully veined on the leaf blade.
This variety forms a thin carpet. But it is an excellent climber.
History
This cultivar was part of Olivier Arcelus' collection.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Archange Saint Michel'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Archange Saint Michel’ (Archangel Saint Michael)’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: part of the Olivier Arcelus collection
Description of Hedera helix ‘Archange Saint Michel’ (Archangel Michael)’
- Growth habit: climbing, ground cover
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
- Length of petiole: 5 to 6 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Archange Saint Michel’
- 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: ground cover, climber
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy crawled up the walls of the old house, like the memory of a fault.”






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