Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’
A variegated miniature ivy that is equally at home in the garden or indoors.
Leaves small, three-lobed and asymmetrical. Blade edged with white on a green and olive background. Bushy, compact growth habit. Very short internodes.
An elegant little ivy, ideal in pots or as ground cover in small areas of the garden. Prefers a shady or semi-shady spot.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’, is a variegated miniature ivy that is equally at home in the garden or indoors.
The leaves are small, three-lobed and asymmetrical. The leaf blade has white margins on a green and olive background. The growth habit is bushy and compact. The internodes are very short.
This is an elegant little ivy, ideal in pots or as ground cover in small areas of the garden. It prefers a shady or semi-shady spot.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin, possibly a mutation of ‘Eva’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Mini Adam'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Mini Adam’
- 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: unknown, possibly a sport of ‘Eva’.’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’
- Growth habit: bushy, compact
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 1 to 1.5 cm
- Sheet width: 1 to 1.5 cm
- Leaf colour: green and olive, with white margins
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Length of petiole: 1 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: dense but not very thick
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’
- Exposure: shade, 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, pot, houseplant
- Development: modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy wrapped its arms around the broken columns, offering consolation to the ruin.”
Oscar Wilde, A house of grenades
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 1 to 2 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Bushy, Compact, Tufted |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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