Ivy doesn't just crawl or climb. Some form small shrubs. This is known as shrub ivy.
Some varieties have this habit as soon as they emerge. This is the case with »Erecta’ and ‘Congesta’, for example. Others develop this habit as they approach or reach maturity.
Here you'll find around twenty ivy shrubs that are particularly suitable for pots or rock gardens, for example.
Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles's Ox Heart’ - Mature ivy
Takes up a lot of space in the garden once installed.
Unlobed, very broad leaves, certainly one of the largest
Hedera helix ‘Aracs’ - Ornamental ivy
Semi-adult ivy with triangular leaves.
Blade not lobed, with cordate base, bright green tinged with brown in cold weather. Ribbed
Hedera helix ‘Arborea’ - mature ivy
Ivy that has reached the adult stage, and therefore flowers every year in autumn.
Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’ - Mature ivy
Adult form of wood ivy or English ivy.
Leaves not lobed. Glossy dark green blade. Stems erect and stocky.
Hedera helix ‘Cheap Thrills’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact shrub.
Port due to a fasciation that increases the size of the leaves to form very large leaves.
Hedera helix ‘Chrysophylla’ adult
In its adult form, this variety of ivy has round to cordate leaves.
Most of the leaves are green,
Hedera helix ‘Cockle Shell’ - Ornamental ivy
A ground-cover variety with a high decorative value.
Thick, dark green, shell-shaped leaves. Blade fan-shaped. Lobes reduced.
Hedera helix ‘Congesta’ - Ornamental ivy
A highly original and decorative shrub.
Stems erect and thick. Leaves arranged in columns on either side of the stem.
Hedera helix ‘Dicke von Stauss’ - Ornamental ivy
Resulting from a fasciation of the cultivar ‘Stuttgart’ . Very dense, almost vertical growth.
Medium-sized leaves. Young leaves light green
Hedera helix ‘Dolly’ adult
Tree form of ‘Dolly’ ivy, almost as vigorous as the juvenile form.
Non-lobed, dark green leaves, shiny and slightly glossy.
Hedera helix ‘Erecta’ - Ornamental ivy
Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Erecta’, is distinguished by its original habit: the stems are upright. Leaves
Hedera helix ‘Humpty Dumpty’ - Ornamental ivy
Adult form of ivy Hedera helix ‘Erecta’.
Bright green leaves, arranged around the upright stems, forming a sort of
Hedera helix ‘Lalla Rookh’ adult
Ivy with wavy, crinkled leaves consisting of 5 deeply cut, pointed lobes.
Leaf of the adult form almost identical to
Hedera helix ‘Les Gargalous’ - Ornamental ivy
Adult form recovered from the Gargalous garden in Creuse.
Rather rounded foliage of a beautiful dark green, glossy, supported by
Hedera helix ‘Luzii’ adult
Ivy with broad, cordate leaves, attractively speckled with yellow and yellow-green.
Slightly serrated leaf edges. Greenish flowers in
Hedera helix ‘Medusa’ - Ornamental ivy
Unusual ivy with large leaves.
Shrubby habit. Stems stiff, thick and fasciate at the top. Fanned, compound leaves.
Hedera helix ‘Merry’ - Ornamental ivy
Compact ivy with a shrubby habit forming a small clump.
Medium to small, elliptical, unlobed leaves. Stems erect.
Hedera helix ‘Mme Segault’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with yellow variegation along the edges of the leaves, shown here in its adult stage.
Whole or three-lobed leaves. Flowering around
Hedera helix ‘Nadine’ - Ornamental ivy
In our opinion, this is one of the most beautiful ivy in the collection. Unfortunately, we only have a very small copy.
Hedera helix ‘Nadine’ adult
Forms a small bush with a very attractive variegation, with shades of yellow green and apple green on a background.
Hedera helix ‘Palmata’ adult
Hedera helix ‘Palmata’, presented here in its adult form.
Leaves not lobed, elongated fan-shaped. Dark green blade with
Hedera helix ‘Parasol’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact shrubby variety.
The foliage is wavy-crisped and scurved at the edge of the blade. Stalks are long, giving the appearance of being
Hedera helix ‘Pegasus’ - Ornamental ivy
Very pretty fan-shaped ivy.
Stems thick, clearly fasciate and erect. Leaves with 5 to 7 lobes pointing towards the stem.
Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ - Ornamental ivy
Fast-growing with slightly lobed, dark green to pale mint green leaves with grey splashes and spots
Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ adult
It has magnificent, thick, variegated foliage.
Leaves, not lobed or three-lobed, shiny dark green, streaked with cream and red.
Hedera helix ‘Ritterkreuz’ adult
In its adult version, ‘Ritterkreuz’, unlike most adult ivies whose foliage is whole, retains its
Hedera helix ‘Spinosa’ - Ornamental ivy
Part dwarf, part shrub, well-branched. Stems purplish-green, often very thick, sometimes flattened and swollen near the node, spreading out.
Hedera helix ‘Star’ adult
Ivy with large palmate leaves and linear, shiny green leaves.
Blade composed of 5 narrow lobes and
Hedera helix ‘Tanja’ Arborescent - Ornamental ivy
Shrubby form of ‘Tanja’, a variety harvested in the Caucasus.
Non-lobed leaves, light to medium green in colour, with a
Hedera helix ‘Tanja’ semi-arborescent
A semi-adult version of the ‘Tanja’ ivy with a shrubby habit and glossy, full, cordate leaves.
The blade is triangular,
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