{"id":16648,"date":"2025-11-19T22:09:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&p=16648"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:09:18","slug":"hedera-helix-harlequin","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-harlequin\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Harlequin\u2019 - ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix \u2018Harlequin\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Harlequin\u2019<\/strong>, This variety has slightly variegated leaves with fine cream-coloured borders around the leaf blade or at the tips of the lobes.<\/p>

The leaves have 3 pointed lobes. The stems are slender and fairly branched.<\/p>

It is a good climber, adapting to all types of exposure...<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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There is some ambiguity and confusion surrounding this cultivar name. According to Herv\u00e9 Canals, it is synonymous with Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Harlekijn\u2019. For McAllister, it would be synonymous with Hedera hibernica<\/em> \u2018Variegata\u2019. In our collection we have an ivy called Hedera hibernica<\/em> \u2018Harlequin\u2019, but which is very different from Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Harlequin\u2019. According to Hatch, it is a mutation of \u2018Anne-Marie\u2019, but the description given does not correspond exactly to the one presented here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Harlequin'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Botanical information<\/h3>
  • Family: Araliaceae<\/li>
  • Genus Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li>
  • Species : helix<\/em><\/li>
  • Cultivar : \u2018Harlequin\u2019<\/li>
  • Classification: variegated ivy<\/li>
  • Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li>
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li>
  • Origin of cultivar: unknown, or perhaps a mutation of \u2018Anne-Marie\u2019 bred at Whitehouse Nursery, UK, in 1987?<\/li><\/ul>

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    Description of Hedera helix \u2018Harlequin\u2019<\/h3>
    • Growth habit: spreading<\/li>
    • Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general<\/li>
    • Leaf length: 2 to 3 cm<\/li>
    • Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm<\/li>
    • Leaf colour: green with fine cream margins<\/li>
    • Colour of veins: light green<\/li>
    • Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple<\/li>
    • Branches: fine, fairly branched stems<\/li>
    • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul>

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      Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix \u2018Harlequin\u2019<\/h3>
      • Exposure: sun, part shade<\/li>
      • Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li>
      • Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li>
      • Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li>
      • Soil type: all<\/li>
      • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>
      • Use: ground cover, climber<\/li>
      • Development: moderate<\/li>
      • Pruning: once a year<\/li>
      • Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)<\/li>
      • Diseases: rare (leaf spots)<\/li><\/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
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        Ivy in literature<\/span><\/h3>

        \u201cLhe ivy will creep into the folds of your dress.<\/span><\/span> It climbs high, wrapping itself around you, and the sap flowing through its tendrils excites you with its rustle.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

        Rainer Maria Rilke, Requiem<\/h5>
        NB: poets are not botanists. Ivy doesn't have tendrils like the Virginia creeper, but spikes. It's probably less poetic...<\/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":"

        Ivy with slightly variegated leaves, in the form of fine cream borders around the leaf blade or at the tips of the lobes.<\/p>\n

        The leaves have 3 pointed lobes. The stems are slender and fairly branched.<\/p>\n

        It is a good climber, adapting to all types of exposure...<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":16651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0"},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[134],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16648","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-lierre","8":"entry","9":"has-media","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-variable","16":"has-default-attributes","17":"has-product-nav","18":"col","19":"span_1_of_4","20":"owp-content-center","21":"item-entry","22":"owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","23":"owp-btn-normal","24":"owp-tabs-layout-section"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16648"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16663,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16648\/revisions\/16663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=16648"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16648"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}