Ivy doesn't just crawl or climb. Some form small shrubs. This is what we call shrub ivy.
Some varieties have this habit as soon as they emerge. This is the case of 'Erecta', or 'Congesta', for example. Others evolve to this habit as they approach or reach maturity.
Here you'll find a selection of twenty shrubberies that are particularly suitable for pots or rock gardens, for example.
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 helix 'Aracs' - Ornamental ivy
Semi-adult ivy with triangular leaves.
Blade, not lobed, with cordate base, bright green tinged with brown in cold weather. Ribbed
Hedera helix 'Arborescens' - Mature ivy
Adult form of wood ivy or English ivy.
Leaves not lobed. Glossy dark green blade. Stubby, upright stems.
Hedera helix 'Cheap Thrills' - Ornamental ivy
Compact shrub form.
Port due to a fasciation that increases the size of the leaves to form very
Hedera helix 'Cockle Shell' - Ornamental ivy
A ground-cover variety with a high decorative value.
Thick, dark-green, shell-shaped leaves. Fan-shaped blade. Lobes reduced
Hedera helix 'Congesta' - Ornamental ivy
A highly original and decorative shrub.
Erect, thick stems. Leaves arranged in columns on either side of the stem.
Hedera helix 'Dicke von Stauss' - Ornamental ivy
Resulting from a fasciation of the cultivar 'Stuttgart' . Very dense, almost vertical growth.
Medium-sized leaves. Young, light-green leaves
Hedera helix 'Erecta' - Ornamental ivy
Ivy, Hedera helix 'Erecta', is distinguished by its distinctive upright habit. Leaves
Hedera helix 'Humpty Dumpty' - Ornamental ivy
Adult form of Hedera helix 'Erecta' ivy.
Leaves, bright green in color, arranged around the upright stems, forming a sort of
Hedera helix 'Les Gargalous' - Ornamental ivy
Adult form recovered from the Gargalous garden in Creuse.
Attractive, dark green, glossy, rounded foliage, supported by
Hedera helix 'Medusa' - Ornamental ivy
Unusual ivy with large leaves.
Shrubby habit. Stems stiff, thick and fasciate at the top. Fanned, compound leaves.
Hedera helix 'Nadine' - Ornamental ivy
From our point of view, one of the most beautiful ivy in the collection. Unfortunately, we only have a very small copy.
Adult Hedera helix 'Nadine
Forms a small bush, beautifully variegated with shades of yellow-green and apple-green on a background.
Adult Hedera helix 'Palmata
Hedera helix 'Palmata', shown here in its mature form.
Leaves not lobed, elongated fan-shaped. Blade dark green, crossed by
Hedera helix 'Parasol' - Ornamental ivy
A compact, shrubby variety.
Foliage wavy-crisped and scurved at the edge of the blade. Stalks are long, giving the appearance of being
Hedera helix 'Pegasus' - Ornamental ivy
Very pretty fan-shaped ivy.
Stems thick, clearly fasciate and erect. Leaves composed of 5 to 7 lobes pointing towards
Hedera helix 'Peppermint' - Ornamental ivy
Fast-growing with slightly lobed leaves, dark green to pale mint green with grey splashes and spots
Adult Hedera helix 'Peppermint
Beautiful, thick, variegated foliage.
Leaves, not lobed or three-lobed, shiny dark green, streaked with cream and white.
Hedera helix 'Spinosa' - Ornamental ivy
Half dwarf, half shrub, well-branched. Stems purplish-green, often very thick, sometimes flattened and swollen near the node.
Hedera helix 'Tanja' Arborescent - Ornamental ivy
Shrubby form of 'Tanja', a variety harvested in the Caucasus.
Non-lobed leaves, light to medium green in color, of
Hedera helix 'Very Merry' - Ornamental ivy
A compact, shrubby variety of fairly modest development.
Leaves, light green, small, obovate or elliptical. Resemble a spoon or
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 'Deltoidea Arborescens' - Mature ivy
Adult ivy.
Leaves, not lobed, cordate, dark green. Young leaves light green. Stems thick and fairly
Adult Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia
Adult form of Irish ivy Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia'.
Upright growth habit, but foliage retaining its original type. Leaves laid flat
Hedera nepalensis 'Suzanne' adult
Mature ivy, particularly interesting for its inflorescences.
Leaves, dark green, elliptical, without lobes of course like the vast majority
Hedera rhombea 'Submarginata Arborescens' - Japanese ivy
Slow-growing ivy. Stems bear asymmetrical leaves mottled with dark green and gray-green.
Forms a small