Hedera helix 'Miss Maroc' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Miss Maroc’ – Ornemental Ivy

Everything is crooked in this variety!

Leaves all different, the edge of the blade being wavy and curved upwards, in the shape of a cup. Short and twisted branches, bearing very spaced internodes.

Forms beautiful carpets, not very dense. Is adorned with red veins in winter.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Miss Maroc’

In a nutshell

Everything is crooked in this variety!
In the ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Miss Maroc’, the leaves are all different. The lobes are asymmetrical. The edge of the blade is wavy and curved upwards, in the shape of a cup.

The branches are short and twisted, they have very spaced internodes.

This ivy forms beautiful, not very dense carpets. The foliage is adorned with red veins in winter.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Star’ found in the Schleswig-Holstein ivy collection in Germany in 1988. This same ivy was also discovered growing near a hotel in Morocco in 1973.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Miss Maroc'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Miss Maroc’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy, wavy-crisped leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of cultivar: found in a hotel garden in Morocco

Description of Hedera helix ‘Miss Maroc’

Growth habit: stocky-spreading
Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes, asymmetrical
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: medium green
Color of veins: light green
Stems: medium, well-branched
Stem and petiole color: purple green
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Miss Maroc’.

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

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Are all ivies the same?

Incorrect!

Of course, all ivies are ivies, so they’re related! But they can differ in many ways:

leaf size: tiny in some, very large in others
leaf shape: sometimes deeply indented, sometimes almost round
leaf size, from tiny to very large
leaf color: from light green to dark green, from yellow to bluish gray or red, from yellow variegation to white variegation…
number of lobes from 0 to 7 or more
growth habit: climbing, spreading, compact, stocky, upright, shrubby
speed or slowness of development
vigour: small ivy for bonsai or huge creeper

With a little observation, you’ll be able to make out the thousand details that make all the difference!

Ivy in literature

“In abandoned gardens, ivy rises like a silent prayer to the sky.”

Victor Hugo, Les Contemplations

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	6 to 10 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	21 to 50 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Quite branched, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Curly, Green, Red in winter
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, 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	Bird's foot, Curly, From 'Pittsburgh'
Award	No known award