Hedera helix ‘Ovata’ - Ornamental ivy
Small, dark green, heart-shaped leaves. Stiff stems. Like a reduced version of Hedera hibernica ‘Deltoidea’.
Thick, unlobed leaves take on a purple hue in cold conditions. Heart-shaped base sometimes covering the petiole.
Slow-growing ivy that forms an elegant blanket on the ground or on a wall.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Ovata’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ovata’, The leaves are small, heart-shaped and dark green. The stems are stiff. It is just like a reduced version of Hedera hibernica ‘Deltoidea’.
The leaves are thick and not lobed. They take on a purple hue in cold conditions. The cordate base sometimes covers the petiole.
This is a slow-growing ivy that forms an elegant blanket on the ground or on a wall.
History
This cultivar was first described by Jenny in 1964.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Ovata'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Ovata’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped 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 ‘Ovata’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 3.5 cm
- Sheet width: 3.5 cm
- Colour of leaf: matt dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Ovata’
- 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, pot
- Development: moderate, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, ever faithful, never abandons its old stones, even in the face of destruction.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched, Trapu |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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