Hedera helix 'Minor Marmorata' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’ – Ornemental Ivy

Beautiful thick, dark green leaves, splashed with creamy white. Older leaves spotted with white or completely green.

Rather triangular leaf and composed of 3 to 5 lobes. Long, strong and branched stems.

Place this variety in the light. Light conditions necessary to develop its pretty variegations. Magnificent houseplant.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Minor Marmorata’, has beautiful thick, dark green leaves, splashed with creamy white. The oldest leaves are spotted with white or completely green.

The leaf is rather triangular and composed of 3 to 5 lobes. The stems are long, strong and branched.

Place this variety in the light. It needs bright conditions to develop its pretty variegations. It is a magnificent houseplant.

History

This cultivar of English origin has been known since at least 1860.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Minor Marmorata'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Minor Marmorata’
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: unknown

Description of Hedera helix 'Minor Marmorata'

Shape: spread
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf color: dark green splashed with creamy white
Leaf color variant: the oldest leaves are spotted with white or completely green
Vein color: cream
Stem and petiole color: purple-green
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Minor Marmorata'

Exposure: sun
Hardiness: -19°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, climbing, pots, planters, houseplant
Development: fast
Size: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The walls were covered with ivy, as if nature wanted to hide the scars left by men.”

Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Quite branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Very good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy, Variegated
Award	No known award