Hedera helix 'Donir' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Donir’ – Ornemental Ivy

Very vigorous ivy with beautifully veined leaves.

Heart-shaped foliage. Dark green leaf color, marked by silvery green veins. Slightly wavy leaf margin. Leaf blade composed of 3 to 5 shallow lobes.

Little branched ivy, with rather long internodes. Resplendent in its simplicity with its leaves appearing as if marbled. To be used as ground cover or as a climber.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Donir’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Donir’, is a very vigorous ivy with beautifully veined leaves.

The foliage is heart-shaped. The colour of the leaves is dark green, marked by silvery green veins. The margin of the leaves is slightly wavy. The blade is composed of 3 to 5 shallow lobes.

It is a little branched ivy, with rather long internodes. It shines with its simplicity with its leaves appearing as if marbled. You can use it as ground cover or as a climber.

History

This cultivar was introduced by Fibrex nursery, UK

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Donir'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Donir’
Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: introduced by the Fibrex nursery, United Kingdom

Description of Hedera helix 'Donir'

Shape: stocky
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 6 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf colour: dark green
Vein colour: silvery
Stem and petiole colour: purplish green
Peiole length: 5 to 10 cm
Branches: little branched
Thickness of the mat: not very thick
Internodes: 5 to 7 cm
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

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

Ivy in literature

“The ivy stretched, spanning the windows and doors, turning the house into a living ruin.”

Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Stocky
Appearance of foliage	White variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover
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