Hedera hibernica ‘Palmata’ - Irish Ivy
Ivy with thick, deeply lobed leaves of a particularly intense green, often wider than they are long.
Lobed, pointed forward, rather flared and often particularly hairy when young.
Used mainly as ground cover, grows quite slowly.
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Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Palmata’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Palmata’, is an ivy with thick, deeply lobed leaves of a particularly intense green, often wider than they are long.
The forward-pointing lobes are rather flared and often particularly hairy when young.
Used mainly as ground cover, thisireland ivy grows quite slowly.
History
This variety was listed as early as 1846 by Lawson Seed and Nursery.
Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'Palmata'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar : ‘Palmata’
- Pierot classification: fan-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Portugal to Scotland, mainly on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Palmata’
- Growth habit: lianascent
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 7 cm
- Leaf colour: medium to dark green, matt
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: brownish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches, like Hedera helix, but smaller and flattened on the leaf
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Palmata’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: acidic, neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: fairly slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The question of circumstance
What is Irish ivy?
The ivy of Ireland, Hedera hibernica, Hedera helixes are ivy with much larger leaves than English ivy (Hedera helix). They are vigorous ivy with long vines, found mainly along the Atlantic coast.
They are more tolerant of acid soils than traditional ivy.
Their leaves have a fairly strong, almost resinous odour.
You'll find more than twenty Irish ivy in our collection.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy wraps itself around the crosses like a loving memory around a heart.”
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Lianescent |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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