Hedera helix ‘Mini Heron’ - Ornamental ivy
Deeply dissected foliage of variable shape, “bird's feet’ type.
Leaves generally composed of 5 lobes. Blade medium green, turning bronze in winter.
A small ivy that can be used as ground cover or, even better, in a pot.
From 4.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Mini Heron’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mini Heron’, It has deeply dissected foliage of variable shape, in the form of «bird's feet’.
The leaves are generally composed of 5 lobes. The leaf blade is medium green. It turns bronze in winter.
This small ivy can be used as ground cover or, even better, in a pot.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Heron’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Mini Heron'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Mini Heron’
- 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: ‘Heron’ sport’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Mini Heron’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: medium green
- Variations in leaf colour: bronze hues in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
- Length of petiole: 1 cm
- Branches: very branched
- Mattress thickness: thick
- Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Mini Heron’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy snaked its way up the walls, as if nature were trying to reclaim its rights over the human remains.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby the Magnificent
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Bird's-foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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