Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Stella’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Stella’, is a branchy, sparsely branched plant with stems with fairly short internodes.
The dark green leaves have a single, narrow, long lobe with a rounded tip.
This is an ivy that is well suited as ground cover or hanging basket.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Star’, introduced in the Netherlands.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Stella'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Stella’
- Pierot classification: ivy curiosity
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origine du cultivar : sport de ‘Star’
Description de Hedera helix ‘Stella’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Nombre de lobes : un seul lobe, très allongé, en général
- Leaf length: 10 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf color: dark green
- Color of veins: light green
- Leaf apex: acute
- Stem and petiole color: reddish
- Stem: sparsely branched
- Epaisseur du matelas : assez épais
- Longueur du pétiole : 1 à 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Conseils plantation, culture et entretien de Hedera helix ‘Stella’
- 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
- Utilisation : couvre-sol, suspensions, potées, jardinières, plante d’appartement
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature
“The human soul is like a great wall where the ivy of pain slowly climbs.”
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