Description
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica 'Zorgvlied
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica 'Zorgvlied', is an adult, slow-growing ivy that forms a small bush.
Leaves are shiny, oval or lanceolate. Beautiful winter colors.
Blooms in multiple small umbels, often well ahead of other varieties.
Set up in sun or partial shade.
Technical data
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species: hibernica
- Cultivar: 'Zorgvlied'
- Pierot classification: adult
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin: Europe, Atlantic coast
Description of Hedera hibernica 'Zorgvlied
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: 0
- Leaf length: 9 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf shape: oval or lanceolate
- Leaf color: bright green
- Color variations: beautiful winter colors
- Flowering color: cream
- Flowering period: September, October
- Fructification: black berries
- Fruiting period: November to March
Planting, cultivation and care tips for Hedera hibernica 'Zorgvlied
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous, acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus
- Use: pot, jardiniere, rockery, houseplant
- Development: modest
- Growth rate: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
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