{"id":1289,"date":"2023-11-03T07:51:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1289"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:32","slug":"hedera-helix-rochester","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Rochester\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1289\" class=\"elementor elementor-1289\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5936efb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5936efb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab061b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ab061b6\" 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 \u2018Rochester\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-58d340b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58d340b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea17eeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea17eeb\" 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-2379a64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2379a64c\" 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-2cf7ed5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf7ed5d\" 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> \u2018Rochester\u2019<\/strong>, is a compact, self-ramifying ivy with a rather prostrate habit.<\/p><p>The small leaves are composed of 3 lobes, with the side lobes usually pointing forwards. The central lobe is twice as long as the lateral lobes. The base is rounded or cordate. The apex is well pointed.<\/p><p>The leaf blade is medium green with paler veins.<\/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-5945e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5945e75\" 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-82130bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82130bb\" 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 is of unknown origin.<\/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-7f9e8987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f9e8987\" 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 'Rochester'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e42c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e42c2d\" 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: \u2018Rochester\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Pierot classification: ivy type<\/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: unknown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Rochester\u2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Port: prostrate, compact<\/li>\n<li>Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general<\/li>\n<li>Leaf length: 3 cm<\/li>\n<li>Sheet width: 2 cm<\/li>\n<li>Colour of leaf: light green<\/li>\n<li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li>\n<li>Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green<\/li>\n<li>Length of petiole: 1 cm<\/li>\n<li>Well-branched stem<\/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 \u2018Rochester\u2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exposure: shade, part shade<\/li>\n<li>Hardiness: -15\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<\/li>\n<li>Development: moderate, slow<\/li>\n<li>Pruning: once a year<\/li>\n<li>Pests: very rare (spider mites, 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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>The occasional question ...<\/h3><h2>What is self-branching ivy?<\/h2><p>Ivy can form long stems, like lianas, to which leaves are attached in alternate arrangements. For some ivy species, these stems are unbranched, meaning that no secondary branches grow from the vines. In this case, we would say that these ivies are not branched.\u00a0<\/p><p>Conversely, in other species, numerous secondary branches grow from the main stem, in the leaf axils. These are known as branching ivy.<\/p><p>Ivy can be forced to form secondary branches by regular pruning. Those that form secondary branches without being pruned are known as ivy. <b>self-ramifying<\/b> (self-ramification or self-branching). The most typical of these is \u2018Pittsburgh\u2019 ivy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-pittsburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Pittsburgh\u2019<\/a>).<\/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-461560ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"461560ce\" 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 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-bd56bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd56bd4\" 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, the only inhabitant of the ruins, wrapped its green arms around the silence.<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Victor Hugo, <em>Workers of the sea<\/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>A compact, self-branching ivy with a rather prostrate habit.<\/p>\n<p>Leaves, small in size, composed of 3 lobes, the lateral lobes usually pointing forwards. Central lobe twice as long as the lateral lobes. Base rounded or cordate. 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