Hedera pastuchovii - Iran Ivy
Original form with slightly veined, marbled foliage, like Hedera cypria, which is a subspecies of pastuchovii.
Leaves measuring 2.5 cm x 2 cm with a single lobe, borne on slender stems that bury themselves in the ground and emerge as suckers.
Interesting for dressing up old trees when their root system is very dense superficially.
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Description
Iran ivy - Hedera pastuchovii
In a nutshell
Iran ivy, Hedera pastuchovii, is one of the botanical varieties of ivy. It is found mainly in Turkey, the Caucasus and Afghanistan.
Its leaves tend to be triangular, without lobes or with two fairly discreet lobes at the base. They are clearly longer than they are wide. The leaves are attractively veined with greyish veins.
The leaf blade is a shiny dark green with a fairly thick texture. The underside is olive green to light green.
The stems are slender and fairly unbranched. They have the particularity of burrowing into the ground to emerge further out as suckers.
This quality is useful for dressing old trees when their root system is very dense superficially.
More ivy from Iran
There are very few cultivars of Iranian ivy. Only two are known:
- Hedera pastuchovii ‘Ann Ala’, with pretty veined foliage
- Hedera pastuchovii ‘Lagodeckhi’, Its glossy foliage turns slightly red in cold weather.
Botanists have identified a subspecies of this ivy, endemic to the island of Cyprus: Hedera pastuchovii subsp. cypria, commonly known as Cyprus ivy.
Technical details - Hedera pastuchovii
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : pastuchovii
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Western Asia, from the Caucasus to Afghanistan
Description of Hedera pastuchovii
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky, lianascent
- Number of lobes: none or 2 lobes at the base
- Leaf length: 4 to 11 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 6 cm
- Leaf shape: more triangular
- Shape of base: slightly cordiform
- Apex shape: acute
- Leaf colour: medium to dark green, matt
- Colour of veins: greyish
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Stem: slender, not very branched
- Length of petiole: 3 to 12 cm
- Internodes: 0.5 to 5 cm
- Flowering: solitary umbels or groups of 3 to 8
- Flowering period: September
- Fructification: black berries 0.6 to 1 mm in diameter
- Fruiting period: winter
- Hairs: scaly, 8 to 12 branches
Advice on planting, growing and caring for Hedera pastuchovii
- 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: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy that clings to the trunks of dead trees is like the pain that embraces devastated hearts.”
Chateaubriand, Atala
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Staggered, Lianescent, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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