Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia Variegata’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia Variegata’, The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 lobes, with the terminal lobe twice as long as the lateral lobes.
The star-shaped leaves are mottled green and grey and edged with yellowish cream.
This ivy can form a dense ground cover, but can also be used for topiary.
History
Contrary to what its name might suggest, this cultivar is not a variegated form of ‘Sagittaefolia’. It is more likely to be a clone of ‘Königer's Auslese’ or ‘Pedata’.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Sagittaefolia Variegata'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sagittaefolia Variegata’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Königer's Auslese’ or ‘Pedata’?
Description of Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia Variegata’
- Growth habit: compact, dense, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 2.5 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: medium green to grey-green with creamy white margins.
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: truncated to rounded, sometimes sagittate
- Leaf apex: acute or acuminate
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Internodes: 0.25 to 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Sagittaefolia Variegata’.’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -10°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes, topiaries
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The old trees were covered in ivy, the symbol of an indomitable and ancient nature.”






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