Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Hall of Mirrors’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Hall of Mirrors’, It has small, wavy green leaves that form a dense clump.
The leaf blade has 5 lobes, rounded at the apex. The stems are well-branched with short internodes.
All this makes an excellent ground cover for any exposure.
History
This cultivar comes from a mutation of ‘Miss Mirror’ selected by Olivier Arcelus when he managed this collection.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Hall of Mirrors'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Hall of Mirrors’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Miss Mirror’ selected by Olivier Arcelus when he managed this collection.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Hall of Mirrors’
- Growth habit : clump
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: medium green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apexes: rounded
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Length of petiole: 3 to 5 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Hall of Mirrors’
- 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
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“From the old temple, green beneath this immortal ivy
Only the night bird disturbs the great silence.”







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