Hedera helix ‘Delta’ – Ornemental Ivy

A stocky ground cover ivy with large trilobed leaves that are wider than they are long.

Stems are very branched, with short internodes. The blade is most often dark green, with a heart-shaped base.

A slow-growing ivy that is suitable for small garden spaces.

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Ornemental ivy  – Hedera helix ‘Delta’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Delta’, is a stocky ground cover ivy with large trilobed leaves that are wider than they are long.

The stems are very branched, with short internodes. The leaf blade is most often dark green, with a heart-shaped base.

This slow-growing ivy is suitable for small garden spaces.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Sagittaefolia’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Delta'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus: Hedera
  • Species: helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Delta’
  • Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy
  • Leaf stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Sagittaefolia’

Description of Hedera helix 'Delta'

  • Shape: compact, stocky
  • Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 5 cm
  • Leaf width: 7 cm
  • Leaf colour: medium green to dark green
  • Vein colour: light green
  • Stem and petiole colour: brownish green
  • Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

  • Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
  • Hardiness: -15°C
  • Soil moisture: fresh soil
  • Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
  • Soil type: all
  • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
  • Use: ground cover, pots, planters
  • Development: moderate
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
  • Diseases: very rare (spots on leaves)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy climbing along the balconies, making the façade come alive under the Andalusian sun.”

Juan Ramón Jiménez, Platero and me

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

0 pot

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

51 to 100 containers

Stock big articles

0 big article

Shape

Compact

Appearance of foliage

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover

Exposure

Partial shade, Shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Slow

Development vigor

Modest

Classification according to the Pierot system

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