If you want your ivy to stay where you put it, choose a slow-growing variety.
Here are just under a hundred of them.
They can be placed in a pot, in a rockery or in a bed with other perennials.
Hedera ‘Algerian Bellecour’ ®
Very large leaves, up to 15 cm in diameter, with 3 more or less rounded lobes. Green blade.
Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles ox Heart’
Ivy with broad leaves and slightly undulating margins.
Blade generally composed of 3 to 5 lobes, dull medium green.
Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles's Ox Heart’ - Mature ivy
Takes up a lot of space in the garden once installed.
Unlobed, very broad leaves, certainly one of the largest
Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’ - Algerian Ivy ‘Chloé’
Found near a village in Seine et Marne.
Takes on beautiful hues in winter, with blood-red leaves. Vigorous, making
Hedera algeriensis ‘Gloire de Marengo’
A very pretty ivy with broad leaves in shades of green, interspersed with cream, grey, silver or light yellow spots.
Hedera algeriensis or Algerian ivy
As its name suggests, it originates from the north of Algeria and Tunisia.
Ivy with large leaves and 3 lobes
Hedera azorica - Azores ivy
Leaves 10 x 11 cm, simple and alternate, palmate and petiolate with a whole margin. Blade medium green, slightly
Hedera azorica ‘Pico’ - Azorean Ivy
Beautiful, broad, leathery, almost round leaves, without lobes or with barely marked lobes. They take on
Hedera colchica - Caucasian ivy
Ivy with shiny, dark green, cordate leaves that can be rounded or pointed,
Botanical variety originating from the
Hedera colchica ‘Dendroides’ - Caucasian Ivy
Dark green, glossy leaves that may be rounded or pointed. Margins often curved underneath.
Medium to tall ivy
Hedera colchica ‘Dentata Sulphur Heart’ - Caucasian Ivy
Large, cordate, barely three-lobed leaves with finely toothed margins. The variegation in the centre of the leaf is irregular and
Hedera colchica ‘Dentata Variegata’ - Caucasian ivy
A particularly attractive ivy, with broad, variegated, leathery, pointed leaves that hang elegantly. Wide, cream-coloured or
Hedera colchica ‘Dentata’ - Caucasian ivy
Largest leaves of the genus Hedera. They can reach up to 25 cm in length. Foliage is not lobed or three-lobed,
Hedera colchica ‘Georgian’ - Caucasian Ivy
Attractive ivy, with narrow, dark green, shiny, pointed foliage, composed of 0 to 3 lobes.
Base of leaves slightly
Hedera colchica ‘My Heart’ - Caucasian Ivy
Perfect cordate leaf. Blade medium to dark green.
Red stems and petioles. Stems sparsely branched, with internodes.
Hedera colchica ‘Slow Dwarf’ - Caucasian Ivy
Slow-growing, modest ivy.
Small, thick, deltoid, unlobed leaves.
Hedera cypria ‘Coon Hollow’ - Cyprus ivy
Hedera cypria ‘Coon Hollow’ is a very interesting but rare ivy.
This is a cultivar of the Cyprus ivy.
It forms
Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’ - Cyprus ivy
Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’ is a collector's ivy that is all too rare.
This is a cultivar of the Cyprus ivy.
Hedera helix ‘Agile’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy similar to the type, forming dark green leaves with five lobes.
Mutation appeared on the nursery at
Hedera helix ‘Agnès’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with shiny leaves and attractively rounded lobes.
The leaf blade is furrowed with fine veins.
A good climber
Hedera helix ‘Alt Heidelberg’ - Ornamental ivy
Forms beautiful fasciations that give it a very distinctive compact character.
Differs considerably from other ivy in its leaves
Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’ - Ornamental ivy
A particularly charming ivy, with small yellowish-green leaves dotted with dark green.
In spring, young, brightly coloured shoots bring a touch of colour to the garden.
Hedera helix ‘Amber Waves’ - Ornamental ivy
Pretty ivy with yellow to chartreuse green foliage that turns light green as the foliage matures.
Hedera helix ‘Ambrosia’ - Ornamental ivy
Compact, semi-erect ivy.
Beautiful, medium-sized, tightly-curled leaves that overlap. Blade
Hedera helix ‘Anita’ - Ornamental ivy
This ivy is quite original, with its small arrowhead-shaped leaves.
Generally made up of 3 to 5
Hedera helix ‘Anne Borch’ - Ornamental ivy
Looks like Hedera helix ‘Anne Marie’, with smaller foliage.
Leaves composed of 3 to 5 lobes at the base
Hedera helix ‘Anne So’ - Ornamental ivy
A climbing plant much appreciated for its beauty and elegant appearance.
Foliage turns bright red in winter, highlighting the
Hedera helix ‘Anne-Marie’ - ornamental ivy
A climbing ivy of medium vigour.
Juvenile leaves composed of 3 to 5 lobes rounded at the apex, adult leaves in
Hedera helix ‘Anthonin’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy forming a dense dark green clump.
Leaves with 3 lobes, sometimes overlapping at the base. Lobes
Hedera helix ‘Appaloosa’ - Ornamental ivy
In winter, it takes on lighter halos reminiscent of the coat of this breed of horse, hence its name.
Curly leaves
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