Hedera helix 'Scutifolia' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Scutifolia’ – Ornemental Ivy

Triangular foliage, similar to ‘Deltoidea’, but thinner stems and blade, glossier blade, green and not grey veins, basal lobes not overlapping.

Base of leaves clearly heart-shaped. Leaf most often unlobed, or exceptionally trilobed with slightly marked and rounded lobes.

Pretty climbing ivy or ground cover with its shiny dark green color.

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9cm pot 4L pot

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Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Scutifolia’

In a nutshell

Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Scutifolia’, has triangular foliage, similar to ‘Deltoidea’, but the stems and blade are thinner, the blade is shinier, the veins are green and not grey, the basal lobes do not overlap.

The base of the leaves is clearly heart-shaped. The leaf is most often unlobed, or exceptionally trilobed with slightly marked and rounded lobes.

It is a pretty climbing ivy or ground cover with its glossy dark green colour.

History

This cultivar is believed to have originated in the United Kingdom, known before 1872.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Scutifolia'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: hibernica
Cultivar: ‘Scutifolia’
Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, mainly on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera helix 'Scutifolia'

Shape: spread
Number of lobes: unlobed, or exceptionally 3 or 5 slightly marked lobes
Leaf length: 4 to 6, or even 8 cm
Leaf width: 4 to 6 cm
Leaf color: dark green
Vein color: green
Leaf shape: deltoid
Leaf base: heart-shaped
Leaf apex: rounded
Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
Petiole length: 10 to 15 cm
Stem: little branched
Internodes: 5 to 7 cm
Hairs: stellar, small, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardyness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous or acid
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, climbing
Development: vigorous, rapid
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy clings to stone as love clings to souls.”

Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

Additional information

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	0 big article
Shape	Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Vigorous
Classification according to the Pierot system	Heart shaped
Award	No known award