Description
Japanese ivy - Hedera rhombea 'Variegata
In a nutshell
Japanese ivy, Hedera rhombea 'Variegata', has small, triangular or three-lobed leaves. Lobes, where present, are rounded. The leaf blade, grayish-green in the center, is narrowly edged with white.
In winter, the white border turns pink. Stalks and stems turn wine-red.
This ivy was brought to Belgium from Japan around 1860. It was first described in 'La Belgique Horticole' in 1865.
It can be used in rock gardens in particular.
History
L’origine de ce cultivar n’est pas connue.
Technical leaflet - Japanese ivy 'Variegata
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species: rhombea
- Cultivar : 'Variegata'
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: East Asia
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera rhombea 'Variegata
- Growth habit: spreading, sparse
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf color: greyish-green with white margins
- Color variations: pink-tinted border in winter
- Color of veins: cream
- Stems: thin
- Stem and petiole color: pinkish green, turning wine-red in winter
- Hairs: scaly, 10 to 18 branches
Conseils plantation, culture et entretien de Hedera rhombea ‘Variegata’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -12°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: all
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, jardiniere, rockery
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots),

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All your questions about ivy
Can ivy attract insects or pests?
Ivy provides shelter for a wide variety of fauna, including insects, birds and small mammals. These may include undesirables, but also many useful species.
Aphids, mealybugs and ladybug beetles can all be found there. When it blooms in late summer or autumn, it attracts a large number of pollinators, such as butterflies and bees. Ivy honey is highly prized.
Many birds love ivy. It's a nesting place and a source of food. These include blackbirds, thrushes, sparrows, robins, house wrens, black-headed warblers, pigeons and more.
A number of small mammals can make their home here, including hedgehogs, shrews, mice, field mice, bats, squirrels and dormice.
A natural balance is created in this lively space.

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