Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Minima Variegata’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Minima Variegata’, It has an abundance of small, beautifully variegated leaves.
The leaf blade is a combination of light green, grey-green and dark green in the centre, with creamy margins to a greater or lesser extent. The leaf is made up of 3 blunt lobes. The stems are thick and fasciate.
This ivy has a compact, well-branched habit. It is ideal in pots or in small areas of the garden.
In a nutshell
We do not know the origin of this cultivar.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Minima Variegata'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Minima Variegata’
- Pierot classification: panacchae ivy, type ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Minima Variegata’
- Port : compact
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general, blunt
- Leaf length: 2 cm
- Sheet width: 1 cm
- Colour of leaf: various shades of green with cream margins
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish brown
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Minima Variegata’
- 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, pots, window boxes, hanging baskets
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“In this silent embrace, ivy and stone came together as if they shared a common destiny.”





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