Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’ adult
Adult form of Irish ivy Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’.
Upright growth habit, but foliage retaining its original type. Leaves laid flat along the axis of the stem.
Short annual shoots, approximately 25 cm per year. The general appearance of this shrub is one of a beautiful, green conical shape.
Blooms in autumn in greenish umbels. The ensuing fruit is well clear of the foliage.
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Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’ adult
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’, is presented here in its adult form.
The habit is upright, but the foliage retains its original type. The leaves are arranged flat along the axis of the stem.
The annual shoots are short, around 25 cm per year. The overall appearance of this shrub is a beautiful, green, conical shape.
Adult Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia’ flowers in autumn in the form of greenish umbels. The ensuing fruits are well clear of the foliage.
Technical details - Adult Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar : ‘Vitifolia’
- Pierot classification: adult
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: horticultural
Description of mature Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia
- Growth habit: upright, bushy
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: green
- Hair: stellate, rather small
- Flowering period: September to November
- Flower colour: greenish to yellow
- Fructification : February to April
- Colour of fruit purple-black
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for mature Hedera hibernica ‘Vitifolia
- Exposure: sun, shade, part shade
- Culture: difficult
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pots, window boxes, rock gardens, small gardens
- Development: 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 mature ivy?
As it develops, ivy goes through 3 successive stages.
1 - Initially, it crawls on the ground and forms adventitious roots that enable it to crawl further and further, forming an evergreen carpet. This is the juvenile stage.
2 - When it encounters a support, it starts to climb. Instead of adventitious roots, it forms spikes that enable it to climb higher and higher. This is the semi-adult stage.
3 - when it can see enough light, it enters its third stage, known as the mature stage. It now has horizontal branches, rather like a shrub. In autumn, it flowers in greenish umbels that are much appreciated by pollinating and foraging insects. These flowers give rise to berries that gradually ripen over the winter and are eaten by birds.
Adult ivy is therefore of great interest for biodiversity.
By taking cuttings from the parts of an ivy plant corresponding to the adult stage, we obtain adult ivy of the shrub type.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy-covered ruins stood like forgotten reminders of a bygone era.”
George Eliot, Middlemarch
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Bushy, Upright |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Freestanding, Pots or planters, Rockwork |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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