Hedera helix ‘Smaryll’ - Ornamental ivy
A stocky variety with medium to light green foliage.
Leaves composed of 3 distinct, fairly broad lobes. Base usually cordate. Tips of lobes rounded. Foliage turns red in winter in cold, dry weather.
The plant is not very branchy. Slow-growing. Grows low to the ground, making it an elegant ground cover. This ivy is also suitable for hanging, particularly as a houseplant.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Smaryll’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix »Smaryll’, is a stocky variety with medium to light green foliage.
The leaves are composed of 3 distinct, fairly broad lobes. The base is usually cordate. The tips of the lobes are rounded. The foliage turns red in winter in cold, dry weather.
The plant is not very branchy. It grows slowly. It grows low to the ground, making it an elegant ground cover. This ivy is also suitable for hanging, particularly as a houseplant.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Smaryll'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Smaryll’
- 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 ‘Smaryll’
- Port: stocky, ccompact
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: medium to light green
- Leaf colour variation: reddish hues in dry, cold weather
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Length of petiole: 1 to 3 cm
- Stem: lightly branched
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Smaryll’
- 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, jardiniere, hanging baskets, houseplant
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy and brambles vied for dominance in this abandoned garden, where every blade of grass seemed to bear a memory.”
Gustave Flaubert, L'Education Sentimentale
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| 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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