Hedera helix ‘Very Merry’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact, shrubby variety of fairly modest growth.
Leaves: light green, small, obovate or elliptical. Resemble a spoon or boxwood. Stems erect and fasciate, forming a small compact mound.
A beautiful, original variety that can be used in pots, as a houseplant or bonsai, or in the ground in small areas of the garden, in sun or part-shade.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Very Merry’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Very Merry’, is a compact, shrubby variety of fairly modest growth.
The light green leaves are small, obovate or elliptical. They resemble a spoon or boxwood. They are borne on upright, fasciate stems. Together they form a compact mound.
It's a beautiful, original variety that can be used in pots, as a houseplant or bonsai, or in the ground in small areas of the garden, in sun or part-shade.
History
This cultivar, which may be a mutation of ‘Spinosa’, is thought to have been introduced from the United States.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Very Merry'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Very Merry’
- Pierot classification: ivy curiosity
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: possibly a sport of ‘Spinosa’, introduced from the United States.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Very Merry’
- Growth habit: shrubby, semi-erect, compact
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 1.5 to 3 cm
- Leaf width: 1.5 to 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Very Merry’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: rock gardens, pots, window boxes, bonsai trees
- 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 is an obovate leaf?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
A leaf is said to be oval when it is egg-shaped, with the base wider than the top. It is said to be obovale when it is shaped like an inverted egg, i.e. with the top wider than the base.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy snaked around the walls like an artist drawing patterns on a canvas.”
Thomas Hardy, Tess d'Urberville
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Compact, Semi-evergreen |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, From 'Pittsburgh' |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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