Red-leaved ivy in winter is unrivalled for livening up the garden during the cold season. When many other perennials fall asleep or disappear, red ivy keeps the show going.
Here you'll find almost sixty varieties, with all shades of red, from light red, even pink, to wine red and blood red.
The colder and drier the winter, the more pronounced the hues.
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 'Vauthot Pink Tower' - Ornamental ivy
Selected by O. Arcelus on a ruined tower of the Château de Vauthot in Burgundy for its winter color.
Leaf blade
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 helix 'Tauzia' - Ornamental ivy
Variety selected in the forest of Château de Tauzia near Bordeaux.
Distinctive foliage with 5 to 7 lobes and
Hedera helix 'Topazolite' - Ornamental ivy
Fast-growing, variegated miniature ivy.
Small leaves marbled with yellow and green, turning pink in winter.
Hedera helix 'Goyot' - Ornamental ivy
Heart-shaped foliage with an elongated lobe.
Green, irregular leaves. Attractive red hues in cold weather.
Low ivy
Hedera helix 'Balkon' - Ornamental ivy
A selection of English ivy, with smaller, closely spaced, glossy green leaves. They are often tinged with red
Hedera helix 'Atropurpurea' - Ornamental ivy
Ivy that doesn't go unnoticed, especially in winter. In cold weather, its bronze-purple to dark purple coloring
Hedera helix 'Ate' - Ornamental ivy
Very original, compact ivy. Embossed green leaves with curled, downward-curving edges. Greenish-purple stems and petioles.
Hedera helix 'Miss Maroc' - Ornamental ivy
Everything is askew in this variety!
The leaves are all different, with the edge of the blade wavy and curved towards the edge.
Hedera helix 'Modern Times' - Ornamental ivy
Powerful variety with triangular, dark-green foliage criss-crossed by beautiful white veins.
Beautiful brown color in winter, bringing out
Hedera pastuchovii 'Ann Ala' - Iran Ivy
Slightly branched climber.
Glossy, gray-green, veined foliage turns a beautiful crimson in winter.
Hedera pastuchovii 'Lagodekhi' - Iran ivy
Shiny, lightly veined foliage with 3 lobes, the central one being much larger.
Slight reddish tinge through
Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis - Chinese ivy
Leaves with 3 or 5 main lobes, themselves composed of mini-lobes.
Blade medium green, furrowed with
Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis NL - Chinese ivy
Chinese ivy, variety found in Holland by Olivier Arcelus, small, light-green, non-toothed leaves.
Non-lobed leaves or
Hedera nepalensis 'Boaxing Star'- Nepal ivy
Three-lobed, dark-green, rather shiny foliage. Lobes pointed, base of leaf distinctly cordate.
New dark red or chocolate leaves,
Hedera nepalensis 'Donnerhill'- Nepal ivy
Branchy, vigorous variety. Slender stems with rather long internodes. Small leaves with 3 lobes, the central one a little
Hedera nepalensis 'Roy Lancaster' - Nepal ivy
Polyform leaves, some oblong, others with 2 more or less developed lateral lobes. Rather broad, colored leaves
Hedera nepalensis 'Sino Bart' - Nepal ivy
Foliage with 5 lobes. An ideal ivy for small areas of the garden, as its growth is quite modest.
Hedera nepalensis 'Suzanne' - Nepal ivy
Elegant cultivar, quite vigorous and branchy. Leaf with very long central lobe.
Dark green blade with
Hedera colchica 'My Heart' - Caucasian ivy
Perfectly cordate leaf. Medium to dark green blade.
Red stems and petioles. Very sparsely branched stems with internodes.
Hedera hibernica 'Albany' - Irish Ivy
Compact ivy with moderate growth. Stems and petioles often thick and fasciate, bearing broad, asymmetrical, dark green to red leaves.
Hedera hibernica 'Arco' - Irish Ivy
Light green foliage, less thick than the type, which takes on beautiful bronze hues in winter.
Broad leaves with
Hedera hibernica 'Betty Allen' - Irish Ivy
Attractive ivy with glossy, dark-green foliage. The leaf has 3 pointed lobes, pointing forward, the
Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea' - Irish Ivy
Thick, cordate leaves, sometimes almost triangular.
Composed of 3 small, well-rounded lobes, the 2 lobes at the base are
Hedera hibernica 'Digitata' - Irish Ivy
Ivy with small leaves generally composed of 5 lobes, often different, some of which are digitate, hence its name.
Slow growth,
Hedera hibernica 'Ebony' - Irish Ivy
Leaves with more pointed lobes than the type, broad, more or less digitate, with a slight undulation at the base.
Hedera hibernica 'Sark' - Irish Ivy
Glossy, heart-shaped, dark-green foliage varies with the seasons. The stems are supple, thick
Hedera hibernica 'Vert Clair' - Irish Ivy
Irish ivy, close to type. Attractive reddish mottling in winter.
Vigorous, dull green leaves
Hedera helix 'Tristram'- Ornamental ivy
Stocky plant, forming a mound of short to medium-sized, rather slender, highly branched stems with short internodes.
Green foliage