Hedera helix ‘Mini Esther’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact ground cover that forms beautiful cushions.
Foliage is small, three-lobed, light green with cream margins.
Short-growing ivy with fairly tight internodes.
From 5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Mini Esther’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mini Esther’, is a compact ground cover that forms beautiful cushions.
The foliage remains small, consisting of three lobes of light green with cream margins. The whitish outline is more pronounced in sunny locations.
This is a short-growing ivy with fairly tight internodes.
History
This cultivar was discovered in Denmark in 1980.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Mini Esther'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Mini Esther’
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, bird's-foot ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: discovered in Denmark
Description of Hedera helix ‘Mini Esther’
- Wearing : cushion
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 2 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green with cream margins
- Colour of veins: light green
- Internodes: short
- Colour of stem and petiole: brownish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Mini Esther’
- Exposure: sun, shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -8°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
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Is ivy damaging the walls?
Ivy damages walls! That's a common misconception that's hard to dispel! But it's not true.
Ivy cleans walls by absorbing moisture. It also insulates them from the severe temperature variations that put them to the test.
On old walls, it acts as a reinforcement and support. This has led many archaeologists to say that, without ivy, many valuable historical ruins would have been destroyed by the elements (rain, frost, heatwaves) over the centuries. Ivy has protected them and kept them intact.
What damages walls is pulling out ivy. Just trim it back.
An important precaution: never allow ivy to climb onto the roof.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbing the tree was a perfect metaphor for his impossible love.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, variegated, bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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