Hedera helix ‘Sarah’ – Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix 'Sarah'

Hedera helix ‘Sarah’ – Ornemental Ivy

Ivy that looks like ‘Glacier’, but with wider foliage and shorter internodes.

Leaves composed of 3 to 5 lobes, slightly rounded. Leaf blade edged with cream around various shades of green.

Ivy adapting to all exposures, as ground cover or climber.

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Ornemental ivy  – Hedera helix ‘Sarah’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sarah’, is an ivy that looks like ‘Glacier’, but with wider foliage and shorter internodes.

The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 lobes, slightly rounded. The blade is edged with cream around various shades of green.

This ivy adapts to all exposures, as a ground cover or as a climber.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Sarah'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus: Hedera
  • Species: helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Sarah’
  • Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, typical 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 'Sarah'

  • Shape: spreading, stocky
  • Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 3 cm
  • Leaf width: 3 cm
  • Leaf color: various shades of green and cream-colored margins
  • Vein color: cream
  • Leaf base: obtuse to heart-shaped
  • Leaf apex: slightly rounded
  • Stem: well-branched
  • Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
  • Stem and petiole color: purplish-brown
  • Petiole length: 1 to 3 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

  • Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
  • 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, hanging basket, pots, window boxes, houseplant
  • Development: rapid, vigorous
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
  • Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“There are memories as tenacious as ivy, which never detach themselves from the walls of the mind.”

François Mauriac, The Viper’s Knot

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

6 to 10 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L

6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles

0 big article
Shape

Compact, Spread out
Appearance of foliage

White variegated
Possible uses

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

Variegated
Award

No known award

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