Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’ – Cyprus ivy

Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’ is a rare collector’s ivy.

It is a cultivar of the Cyprus ivy.

It forms dark green leaves, dotted with silver along the veins.

The leaf edges are curly.

This vigorous ivy is mainly used as a climber.

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Cyprus ivy  – Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’

In a nutshell

Cyprus ivy, Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’, is a collector’s ivy that is too rarely found.

It forms dark green leaves, dotted with silver along the veins. The leaf margins are curled.

This vigorous ivy is mainly used as a climber.

History

Ce cultivar fut découvert par Rosemary Steel, une passionnée de plantes néo-zélandaise, dans les montagnes de Chypre.

Technical leaflet - Hedera cypria 'Silver Arrow'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus : Hedera
  • Species: cypria or pastuchovii subsp.. cypria
  • Cultivar: ‘Silver Arrow’
  • Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Species origin: Cyprus
  • Origin of cultivar: discovered in the Troodos massif, Cyprus

 

Description of Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’

  • Port: stocky
  • Number of lobes: 0
  • Leaf length: 3.5 cm
  • Sheet width: 3 cm
  • Leaf shape: corded
  • Leaf base: heart-shaped
  • Leaf color: dark green
  • Color of veins: silver
  • Edge of blade: sometimes curled
  • Stem color: green-brown
  • Color of petioles: red
  • Hairs: scale-like, 0.2 to 0.6 mm in diameter, orange to light red, 13 to 25 rays, regular

 

Planting, growing and care advice for Hedera cypria ‘Silver Arrow’

  • Exposure: sun, part shade
  • Hardiness: -15°C
  • Soil moisture: cool
  • Soil PH: neutral, calcareous, acidic
  • Soil type: all
  • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
  • Use: climbing
  • Development: medium
  • Growth rate: fairly slow
  • Pests: rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
  • Diseases: rare (leaf spots)

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A question of circumstance ...

What is Cyprus ivy?

Cyprus ivy is a botanical ivy endemic to Cyprus, considered a subspecies of Iranian ivy.

Its leaves are often criss-crossed with highly decorative silver veins. Unfortunately, this ivy is all too rare.

Two cultivars of Cyprus ivy are included in our collection:

  • Silver Arrow‘, a climbing ivy 
  • Coon Hollow‘, un lierre miniature

Ivy in literature

“As for him, friendship grew slowly, like ivy.”

Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

11 to 20 pots

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

0 cantainer

Stock big articles

1 to 2 big articles

Shape

Stocky

Appearance of foliage

Atypical

Possible uses

Climbing

Exposure

Partial shade, Shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Medium

Development vigor

Vigorous

Classification according to the Pierot system

Heart shaped

Award

No known award

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