Hedera helix ‘Sonja’ - Ornamental ivy
A variety with few branches. Stems with beautiful 7-lobed, fan-shaped leaves.
Leaves 5 to 7 cm long, medium-green, keeping their colour all year round.
A good climber, with a cover that is not too thick.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Sonja’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sonja’, This variety has few branches. The stems bear beautiful 7-lobed, fan-shaped leaves.
The 5 to 7 cm leaves are medium green and keep their colour all year round.
It is a good climber, with a cover that is not too thick.
History
This cultivar was selected by Woudengroep Kwekerij Drachten, Netherlands
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Sonja'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sonja’
- 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 ‘Sonja’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 7 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm
- Leaf width: 5 to 7 cm
- Colour of leaf: medium green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf shape: fan-shaped
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Length of petiole: 4 to 7 cm
- Stem: lightly branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 2 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Sonja’
- 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: climbing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“This stubborn ivy is never satisfied with little; it clings on, spreads and never relinquishes its embrace.”
Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped, Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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