Hedera helix 'Mario' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Mario’ – Ornemental Ivy

Strong ivy with very large stems bearing large leaves.

Glossy, dark green foliage with very wavy and upward-curving edges, sometimes splashed with cream on young leaves.

A bushy ivy that often produces fasciate sports with unlobed and wavy leaves.

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English ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mario’, is a powerful ivy with very large stems bearing large leaves.

They are glossy, dark green, with very wavy and upward-curving edges, sometimes splashed with cream on young leaves.

It is a bushy ivy that often produces fasciate sports with unlobed and wavy leaves.

This cultivar was discovered by Mario Hollmann of the German Ivy Society in the late 1990s. It is a mutation of ‘Stuttgart’.

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Mario’
Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crispy leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Stuttgart’ discovered by Mario Hollmann of the German Ivy Society, towards the end of the 1990s.

“The ivy-covered columns seemed to still be breathing, as if the roots were feeding on an invisible past.”

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Bushy, Compact, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Curly, Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Oddity
Award	No known award