Ivy with small, arrow-shaped leaves and thin, elongated lobes.

Blade composed of 3 to 5 lobes, sometimes asymmetrical. Stems well-branched with tight internodes.

Forms a dense, thick carpet for all exposures

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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Salomé’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Salomé’, is an ivy with small, arrow-shaped leaves and thin, elongated lobes.

The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes, sometimes asymmetrical. The dark red stems are well-branched with tight internodes.

This ivy forms a dense, thick carpet for all types of exposure.

History

This cultivar is the result of a mutation of ‘Sagittaefolia’ selected in our nursery.

Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Salomé'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : helix
  • Cultivar : ‘Salomé’
  • 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 ‘Salomé’

  • Growth habit: bushy, dense
  • Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 2 to 4 cm
  • Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
  • Leaf colour: green
  • Colour variation: reddish in winter
  • Colour of veins: light green
  • Leaf base: sagittate to hastate, sometimes asymmetrical
  • Leaf apex: acute
  • Colour of stem and petiole: dark red
  • Length of petiole: 2 to 3 cm
  • Branches: well branched
  • Mattress thickness: thick
  • Internodes: 1 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Salomé’

  • 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, window box, hanging baskets
  • Development: moderate
  • Growth rate: rapid
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
  • Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
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Ivy in literature

But an ivy, climbed up to the fallen ridge, Ruffles above like a head of hair...

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Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

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Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

11 to 20 containers

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General appearance

Fairly branched, Compact, Thick, Tufted

Type of foliage and colour

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp

Exhibition

Part shade, Shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Easy

Speed

Fast

Vigorous development

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

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