Hedera rhombea 'Submarginata Arborescens' - Japanese Ivy

Hedera rhombea ‘Submarginata Arborescens’ – Japanese Ivy

Slow-growing ivy. Stems bear asymmetrical leaves mottled with dark green and gray-green.

Forms a small shrub with oval leaves that deserves to be placed alone in a pot or even in a rock garden.

It tolerates sun well, but we prefer part shade.

£27.90

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Description

Japanese ivy – Hedera rhombea ‘Submarginata arborescens’

In a nutshell

Japanese ivy, Hedera rhombea ‘Submarginata Arborescens’, is a slow-growing ivy. Stems bear asymmetrical leaves mottled with dark green and gray-green.

It forms a small shrub with oval leaves that deserves to be placed in isolation in a pot or even in a rock garden.

It tolerates sun well, but we prefer part shade.

Technical leaflet - Hedera rhombea 'Submarginata Arborescens'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: rhombea
Cultivar: ‘Submarginata Arborescens’
Pierot classification: adult ivy
Foliage stage: adult
Species origin: Japan, East Asia
Origin of cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera rhombea ‘Submarginata Arborescens’

Growth habit: shrubby
Number of lobes: unlobed
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 3 cm
Leaf color: mottled dark green and gray green
Color of veins: light green
Petiole length 3 to 4 cm
Stem: sparsely branched
Stem and petiole color: green
Hairs: scaly, small, composed of 10 to 18 branches
Flower color: greenish, umbellate
Fruit color: black

Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera rhombea ‘Submarginata Arborescens’.

Exposure: sun, part shade
Hardiness: -12°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: freestanding, potted, rock garden
Development: slow
Size: not required
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy, the eternal companion of ruins, reminds us that even stones, under the weight of time, are not forgotten.”

Chateaubriand, Genius of Christianity

Additional information

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