Hedera helix ‘Mona Lisa’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with grey-green leaves with irregular white margins.
Blade composed of 5 relatively narrow lobes. Stems are flexible and purple-green in colour.
Grows quickly and forms an attractive ground cover. Tolerates sun.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Mona Lisa’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mona Lisa’, The leaves are grey-green with irregular white margins.
The leaf blade has 5 relatively narrow lobes. The stems are supple and purple-green in colour.
This is a fast-growing ivy that makes an attractive ground cover. It tolerates sun that is not too hot.
History
This cultivar was sent to Brother Ingobert Heieck at the Neubourg monastery by Gebr. Stauss, Denmark, in 1980. A similar variety, named ‘Sagittaefolia Alba’ was described by Krüssmann in 1978.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Mona Lisa'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Mona Lisa’
- Pierot classification: bird's-foot 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. Sent to Brother Ingobert Heieck at the Neubourg monastery by Gebr. Stauss, Denmark, in 1980.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Mona Lisa’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: grey-green with irregular white margins
- Colour of veins: white
- Leaf shape: star-shaped
- Leaf apex: slightly rounded
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Length of petiole: 2 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: less than 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Mona Lisa’
- Exposure: sun, 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, climber, pot, window box, houseplant
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The gulf ... resembles a bowl of ancient green that whitens with foam, and whose ivy and pampers festoon the handles and edges.”
Lamartine, Confidences
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging plants |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Panaché, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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