Hedera helix 'Mini Adam'

Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’

Variegated miniature ivy that is suitable for both the garden and indoors.

Small, trilobed and asymmetrical leaves. White-edged blade on a green and olive background. Bushy and compact habit. Very short internodes.

Small elegant ivy, ideal in pots, or as ground cover in small areas of the garden. Prefers shaded or semi-shaded situations.

From £7.90

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9cm pot 1L pot 2L pot

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Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’, is a variegated miniature ivy that is suitable for both the garden and indoors.

The leaves are small, trilobed and asymmetrical. The blade is edged with white on a green and olive background. The habit is bushy and compact. The internodes are very short.

This is a small elegant ivy, ideal in pots, or as ground cover in small areas of the garden. It prefers shade or partial shade.

History

This cultivar is of unknown origin, possibly a mutation of ‘Eva’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Mini Adam'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Mini Adam’
Pierot Classification: miniature, variegated
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: unknown, possible a mutation of ‘Eva’.

Description of Hedera helix ‘Mini Adam’

Growth habit: bushy, compact
Number of lobes: usually 3 lobes
Leaf length: 1.5 cm
Leaf width: 1.5 cm
Leaf colour: green and olive, edged with white
Veins colour: grey-green
Stem and petiole colour: purplish green
Petiole length: 1 cm
Ramifications: quite branched
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix ”

Exposure: shade, part shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral, calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Uses: ground cover, pot, houseplant
Development : medium
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The house, overgrown with ivy, seemed to have been forgotten by the world, but not by time.”

George Sand, La Mare au Diable

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	6 to 10 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Bushy, Compact, Tuft
Appearance of foliage	White variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, Variegated
Award	No known award