A fairly vigorous, branching climber with vine-leaf-shaped foliage.

Dark green leaves throughout the year.

Use in shade or part-shade, as it quickly bears fruit in sunny conditions.

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Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’

In a nutshell

Irish ivy, Hedera hiberrnica ‘Vitifolia’, is a fairly vigorous, branching climber with vine-leaf-shaped foliage.

The leaves are dark green throughout the year.

Use in shade or part-shade, as it quickly bears fruit in sunny conditions.

Irish ivy

The ivy of Ireland, Hedera hibernica, Hedera helixes are ivy with much larger leaves than English ivy (Hedera helix). They are vigorous ivy with long vines, found mainly along the Atlantic coast. 

They are more tolerant of acid soils than traditional ivy.

Their leaves have a fairly strong, almost resinous odour.

You'll find more than twenty Irish ivy in our collection.

Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : hibernica
  • Cultivar : ‘Vitifolia’
  • Pierot classification: ivy type
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of cultivar: unknown

 

Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’

  • Growth habit: spreading, lianascent
  • Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 7 cm
  • Sheet width: 7 cm
  • Colour of leaf: dark green
  • Colour of veins: light green
  • Leaf shape: vine leaf
  • Stem: branched
  • Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
  • Hairs: stellate, fairly small, 4 to 12 bristles

 

Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’

  • Exposure: shade, part shade
  • Hardiness: -15°C
  • Soil moisture: cool soil
  • Soil PH: acidic, neutral or calcareous
  • Soil type: all
  • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
  • Use: ground cover, climber
  • Development: vigorous
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
La boutique du lierre - guirlande de lierre

Ivy in literature

“Ivy covered the mutilated statues, as if to preserve their dignity.

Chateaubriand, The Martyrs

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

21 to 50 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

21 to 50 containers

Large stock items

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General appearance

Lianescent, Falling, Semi-evergreen

Type of foliage and colour

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters

Exhibition

Part shade, Shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Easy

Speed

Fast

Vigorous development

Vigorous

Classification according to the Pierot system

Ivy type

Reward obtained

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