Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hiberrnica 'Vitifolia', is a fairly vigorous, branching climber with 7 x 7 cm, vine-leaf-shaped foliage.
The leaves are dark green throughout the year.
Use in shade or part-shade, as it quickly fruits in sunny locations.
Irish ivy
Irish ivy ( Hedera hibernica) has much larger leaves than English ivy (Hedera helix). They are vigorous ivies with long vines, found mainly along the Atlantic coast.
They are more tolerant of acid soils than conventional ivy.
Their leaves have a strong, almost resinous odor.
You'll find over twenty Irish ivy varieties in our collection.
Technical data
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species: hibernica
- Cultivar : 'Vitifolia'
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia
- Growth habit: spreading&, climbing
- Number of lobes: usually 5 to 7 lobes
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 7 cm
- Leaf color: dark green
- Color of veins: light green
- Leaf shape: vine leaf shape
- Stem: branched
- Stem and petiole color: reddish green
- Hairs: stellate, fairly small, 4 to 12 bristles
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica 'Vitifolia'.
- 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: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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