{"id":1251,"date":"2023-11-02T20:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1251"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:32","slug":"hedera-helix-ralf","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-ralf\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Ralf\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1251\" class=\"elementor elementor-1251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57970633 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57970633\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7208dbae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7208dbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #f0ffed;\">Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix \u2018Ralf\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc053bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bc053bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a0f3cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22a0f3cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b253acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b253acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In a nutshell<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28258da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28258da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ornamental ivy, <strong><em>Hedera helix<\/em>\u00a0\u2018Ralf\u2019<\/strong>, is quite similar to \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-perkeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perkeo<\/a>\u2018However, its foliage is lighter.<\/p><p>The leaves are cordate or composed of 3 rounded lobes. The leaf blade is initially a fairly light yellow-green, becoming medium green with age. They turn purple in cold weather or when stressed.<\/p><p>This ivy can be used as ground cover or in pots.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d57c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d57c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26312647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26312647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This cultivar was selected by the Stauss nursery in Germany in 1970.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620d7b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"620d7b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical details - Hedera helix 'Ralf'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed5a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Botanical information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Family: Araliaceae<\/li>\n<li>Genus <em><strong>Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Species : <em>helix<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cultivar: \u2018Ralf\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Synonym: \u2018Royal Tee\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy<\/li>\n<li>Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li>\n<li>Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li>\n<li>Origin of cultivar: selected by the Stauss nursery, Germany, in 1970<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Ralf\u2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Port : stocky<\/li>\n<li>Number of lobes: usually 3 rounded lobes<\/li>\n<li>Leaf length: 4 cm<\/li>\n<li>Sheet width: 4 cm<\/li>\n<li>Leaf colour: yellow green, then medium green<\/li>\n<li>Leaf colour variation: purple hues in cold weather or when stressed<\/li>\n<li>Leaf base: rounded<\/li>\n<li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li>\n<li>Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green<\/li>\n<li>Length of petiole: 5 to 8 cm<\/li>\n<li>Stem: well-branched<\/li>\n<li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix \u2018Ralf\u2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exposure: shade, part shade, sun<\/li>\n<li>Hardiness: -10\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li>\n<li>Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li>\n<li>Soil type: all<\/li>\n<li>Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>\n<li>Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, hanging baskets<\/li>\n<li>Development: rapid<\/li>\n<li>Pruning: once a year<\/li>\n<li>Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/li>\n<li>Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bceae40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bceae40\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9c74d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d9c74d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-1024x146.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-116\" alt=\"La boutique du lierre - Ivy garland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-1024x146.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-900x129.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-300x43.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-768x110.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande.webp 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e100f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2e100f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Ivy in literature<\/span><\/h3><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201cIvy, like persistent memory, climbs, embraces and attaches itself without ever letting go.<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Charles Dickens, <em>David Copperfield<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Variety quite similar to \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-perkeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perkeo<\/a>\u2018Its foliage, however, is lighter.<\/p>\n<p>Leaves are cordate or composed of 3 rounded lobes. Blade initially fairly light green-yellow, then medium green with age, turning purple in cold conditions or when stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Ivy for use as ground cover or in 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