Name: Hedera helix 'Arborescens' - Adult Ivy - The Ivy Site
SKU: G05-a-111

Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’ – Adult Ivy

Adult form of English ivy.

Unlobed leaves. Shiny dark green blade. Erect and stocky stems. Flowers in autumn in the form of greenish umbels. Then produces superb black fruits.

Can be used in clumps as a shrub. Important pollen resource for bees at the start of winter. Last fruit available to birds at the end of winter. High environmental interest in a garden.

Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’

In a nutshell

Ivy Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’ is the shrub form of English ivy.

The leaves are unlobed. The blade is shiny dark green. The stems are erect and stocky. It flowers in autumn in the form of greenish umbels. Then it produces superb black fruits.

With its upright shape, it can be used in clumps as a shrub. An important source of pollen for bees at the start of winter, it is also the last fruit available to birds at the end of winter. Adult ivy is of great environmental interest in a garden.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Arborescens'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Arborescens’
Pierot classification: adult ivy
Foliage stage: adult
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: natural shrubby form

Description of Hedera helix 'Arborescens'

Shape: shrubby
Number of lobes: generally unlobed
Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
Leaf width: 5 to 6 cm
Leaf colour: shiny dark green
Vein colour: light green
Stem and petiole colour: reddish
Petiole length: 4 to 5 cm
Ramifications: little branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Arborescens'

Exposure: sun, partial shade
Hardiness: -19°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: isolated, pots
Development: average
Pruning: once a an
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on leaves)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy, a silent witness, guarded the secrets of the walls it covered. ”

Emily Dickinson , Poems

Additional information

Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Shrubby
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Isolated, Rockery
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Very good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Adult
Award	No known award