Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ mutation
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ mutation, The leaves are all different and deformed.
The mid-green leaf blade is either unlobed or has 3 to 5 narrow, elongated lobes, which are often biscornate.
This is an interesting variety for ground cover.
History
This mutation of Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ was discovered in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Evergreen' mutation
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Evergreen’ mutation
- Pierot classification: bird's-foot ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’, discovered in our nursery.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ mutation
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general, sometimes unlobed
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Leaf width: 1 to 5 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Branches: very branched
- Internodes: less than 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ mutation
- 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
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy in the mouth of the wall - the memory sprouts from the stone.”






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