Hedera helix ‘Little Diamond’ - Ornamental ivy
Ground cover with small, diamond-shaped leaves. Dense, compact foliage with a lovely silvery glow.
Rhomboid-shaped leaf. Blade mottled green and grey-green with creamy white margins. In winter, the variegation turns red in dry, cold weather.
A limited, slow-growing variety that can be used as an isolated plant in a small corner of the garden or in large beds at the foot of trees. Stems with few branches, short internodes, dense mat.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Little Diamond’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Little Diamond’, is a ground cover plant with small, diamond-shaped leaves. The foliage is dense and compact, with a lovely silvery glow.
The leaf is not lobed and is rhomboid in shape. The leaf blade is mottled green and grey-green with creamy white margins. In winter, the mottling turns red in dry, cold weather.
This is a limited, slow-growing variety that can be used as an isolated plant in a small corner of the garden or in large beds at the foot of trees. The stems have few branches, but the internodes are short, forming a dense mat.
History
This cultivar of unknown origin was first described by Seibold in 1964. Its first name was ‘Kleiner Diamant‘.
The occasional question ...
What is a rhomboid leaf?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘rhomboidal’ is generally applied to the general shape of the leaf and means ‘diamond-shaped’. In this case, it refers to a leaf whose two ends form an acute angle and whose centre forms an obtuse angle.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Little Diamond'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Little Diamond’
- Synonym: ‘Kleiner Diamant’
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mentioned in a Swiss publication by J. Gold in 1962
Description of Hedera helix ‘Little Diamond’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading, tufted
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 2 cm
- Leaf colour: mottled green and grey-green with creamy white margins
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Little Diamond’
- Exposure: 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, rockery, pots, window boxes, topiary, freestanding
- Development: slow, modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Where the ivy clings, the stone seems to melt into a plant-like murmur.”
Alphonse Daudet, Tartarin on the Alps
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Compact, Spread out, Tufted, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Freestanding, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Miniature, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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