Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis – Chinese Ivy
Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis – Chinese Ivy
Leaves with 3 or 5 main lobes, themselves composed of mini lobes.
Medium green leaf blade, furrowed by light green to grayish veins. >Purple-black main vein on the inner side of the leaf. More or less branched stems, rather thin, purple or green, with internodes 4 to 6 cm apart.
A good climber, and interesting as a ground cover, it must be installed in the shade. Although resistant to drought, it will prefer cool areas.
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Description
Nepalese ivy – Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis
In a nutshell
Chinese ivy, Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis, has leaves with 3 or 5 main lobes, themselves composed of mini lobes.
The leaf blade is medium green, furrowed by light green to grayish veins. The main vein is purple-black on the inner side of the leaf. The stems are more or less branched, rather thin, purple or green, with internodes 4 to 6 cm apart.
It is a good climber, also interesting as ground cover. It must be installed in the shade. Although resistant to drought, it will prefer cool areas.
Technical leaflet - Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: nepalensis
- Subspecies: var. sinensis
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: China, southwest Asia
Description of Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general, plus mini lobes
- Leaf length: 7 to 9 cm
- Leaf width: 5 to 7 cm
- Leaf color: medium green
- Color of veins: light green to greyish
- Stem and petiole color: purple or green
- Fructification: orange, shiny fruits, 1 cm in diameter
- Hair: scaly, small, but broad in the center
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis
- Exposure: shade
- Hardiness: -13°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: all
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
All your questions about ivy
Nepal ivy, Himalayan ivy, Chinese ivy - what are the differences?
They all belong to the species Hedera nepalensis. But some botanists distinguish two subspecies within the species Hedera nepalensis :
- Hedera nepalensis var. nepalensis, found mainly from Nepal to Kashmir and also known as Nepal ivy or Himalayan ivy.
- Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis, from southwestern China, known as Chinese ivy.
Apart from the difference in geographical origin, the distinction is not obvious, as there is great variability in the shape of the leaves of this species in each region. For this reason, other botanists do not retain these subspecies.
Perhaps most importantly, what differentiates Hedera nepalensis from other ivy species are the following 3 characteristics:
- grayish veins on leaves
- small, reddish, scaly hairs
- orange fruits.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy entwined the stones like nature’s embrace of what was once alive.”
Charlotte Brontë, Villette
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 | Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Green, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Climbing |
| Exposure | Shade |
| Hardiness | Fairly good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Medium |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart shaped |
| Award | No known award |
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