Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea Arborescens' - Adult Ivy

Hedera hibernica ‘Deltoidea Arborescens’ – Adult Ivy

Ivy in the adult stage.

Leaves, unlobed, heart-shaped, dark green in colour. Young leaves light green. Stems thick and fairly branched. Shrubby shape, with medium internodes. Flowering, in the form of greenish umbels, in September-October, followed by small fruits in the form of berries, black in colour when ripe.

Ivy interesting both for its aesthetics with its heart-shaped leaves and for its ecological interest with its flowers and fruits, appreciated by pollinators and birds.

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Description

Irish ivy – Hedera hibernica ‘Deltoidea Arborescens’

In a nutshell

Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Deltoidea Arborescens’ , is an adult ivy.

The leaves, not lobed, are heart-shaped, dark green in color. The young leaves take on a light green color. The stems are thick and quite branched. The shape is shrubby, with medium internodes. The flowering, in the form of greenish umbels, occurs in September-October. It is followed by small fruits in the form of berries, black in color when ripe.

This ivy is interesting both for its aesthetics with its heart-shaped leaves and for its ecological interest with its flowers and fruits, appreciated by pollinators and birds.

History

This cultivar, of unknown origin, was first described by Hibberd in 1872.

Technical leaflet - Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea Arborescens'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: hibernica
Cultivar: ‘Deltoidea Arborescens’
Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
Foliage stage: adult
Origin of the species: Europe, on the Atlantic coast, from Portugal to Scotland.
Origin of the cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea Arborescens'

Shape: shrubby
Number of lobes: unlobed
Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
Leaf color: dark green
Leaf color variant: young leaves light green
Vein color: light green
Stem and petiole color: pink
Petiole length: 3 to 4 cm
Ramifications: quite branched
Mattress thickness: not very thick
Internodes: 5 cm
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea Arborescens'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous or acid
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: pots, isolated, rockery
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The walls of the cathedral, overgrown with ivy, seemed to blend into the wild landscape. ”

Nathaniel Hawthorne , The Marble Faun

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Shrubby
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Isolated, Pots or planters, Rockery
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Adult
Award	No known award