Hedera hibernica ‘Maculata’ adult - Irish ivy
Shrubby ivy with thick, glossy leaves dotted with cream or even pink.
Blade with 0 to 5 very faint lobes. Base of leaf often truncated.
A fully-grown variety that flowers in late autumn in the form of greenish umbels. Fruits in winter.
6.90 €
Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Maculata’ adult
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Maculata‘is a shrubby ivy with thick, glossy leaves dotted with cream or even pink, like the juvenile form, but with less pronounced variegation.
The leaf blade has 0 to 5 very shallow lobes. The base of the leaf is often truncated.
This is a mature variety that flowers in late autumn in the form of greenish umbels. The black berries appear in winter.
History
Hedera hibernica ‘Maculata’, probably already known around 1860, was only named and described in 1914 by WJ Bean.
Technical details - Adult Hedera hibernica 'Maculata
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar: Mature ‘Maculata
- Pierot classification: adult ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, Atlantic coast, from Portugal to Scotland
- Origin of cultivar: known since 1862, described and named in 1914 by WJ Bean
Description of mature Hedera hibernica ‘Maculata
- Growth habit: shrubby
- Number of lobes: 0 to 5 very faint lobes when present
- Leaf length: 7 to 10 cm
- Sheet width: 7 to 10 cm
- Colour of leaf: creamy green
- Colour variation: a few shades of pink in cold weather
- Colour of veins: green and cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: green
- Hair: stellate, small
Planting, growing and care instructions for mature Hedera hibernica ‘Maculata
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: all
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pots, window boxes, rockery, isolated
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
«It led straight to a brick pavilion, hidden under ivy, which had probably once been a guard's house.”
Anatole France, «La rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque» (The Rotisserie of Queen Pedauque)»
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Fairly branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Freestanding, Pots or planters, Rockwork |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Find out more ...
Other interesting ivy plants for you
Related products
-
Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’ - Ornamental ivy
- From 5.90 €
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
-
Hedera helix ‘Bill Archer’ mutation - Ornamental ivy
- 16.90 €
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
-
Hedera helix ‘Baden-Baden’ - Ornamental ivy
- From 5.90 €
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
-
Hedera helix ‘Asterisk’ - Ornamental ivy
- From 5.90 €
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Français 
English (UK) 
Deutsch 
Nederlands 
Italiano
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.