Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Tanja’ arborescent
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Tanja’ arborescent, is a shrubby form of ‘Tanja’, a variety harvested in the Caucasus.
The leaves, which are not lobed, are light to medium green. They are triangular to lanceolate in shape. The base is usually wedge-shaped.
This is an ivy that deserves to be planted in isolation to appreciate its shrubby form.
History
This cultivar is the shrub form of ‘Tanja’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Tanja' arborescent
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Tanja’ arborescent
- Pierot classification: adult ivy
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: shrub form of ‘Tanja’.’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Tanja’ arborescent
- Growth habit: shrubby
- Number of lobes: unlobed
- Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour: light to medium green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: wedge-shaped
- Leaf apex: pointed
- Edge of blade: raised
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Length of petiole: 3 to 7 cm
- Stem: lightly branched
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Tanja’ arborescent
- 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: pot, rockery, isolated
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The occasional question ...
What does lanceolé mean?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘lanceolate’ generally refers to the shape of a leaf. It is said to be lanceolate when it is shaped like a spearhead, clearly longer than it is wide, with the widest part on the petiole side.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy that adorned the chapel seemed to mourn the souls that had passed away.”





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