{"id":17865,"date":"2025-12-15T22:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&p=17865"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:09:16","slug":"hedera-maroccana-limalai","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-maroccana-limalai\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedera maroccana<\/em> \u2018Limalai\u2019 - Moroccan ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moroccan ivy - Hedera maroccana \u2018Limalai\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
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Moroccan ivy,\u00a0Hedera maroccana<\/em> \u2018Limalai\u2019<\/strong>, This is a full-sun ivy where the contrasts between the variegation are more accentuated.<\/p>

The centre of the leaf is dark green, while the margins are light green to yellow-green. The petioles are reddish.<\/p>

It resembles \u2018Ederalai\u2019, but with smaller, more contrasting leaves. It grows quite slowly.<\/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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This cultivar is the result of a mutation discovered by I\u00f1aki Garmendia, in Aretxabaleta, in the Basque Country, in a public green space, in 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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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Technical details - Hedera maroccana 'Limalai'<\/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 : maroccana<\/em><\/li>
  • Cultivar: \u2018Limalai\u2019<\/li>
  • Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy<\/li>
  • Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li>
  • Origin of the species: North Africa, particularly northern Algeria and Tunisia<\/li>
  • Origin of cultivar: discovered by I\u00f1aki Garmendia in a public garden in the Spanish Basque Country.<\/li><\/ul>

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    Description of Hedera maroccana \u2018Limalai\u2019<\/h3>
    • Growth habit: spreading<\/li>
    • Number of lobes: 3 lobes<\/li>
    • Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm<\/li>
    • Sheet width: 5 cm<\/li>
    • Leaf colour: dark green macule surrounded by yellow green<\/li>
    • Base of leaf: cordate<\/li>
    • Leaf apex: acute<\/li>
    • Colour of veins: light green<\/li>
    • Colour of stem and petiole: reddish<\/li>
    • Hairs: scaly, 4 to 9 branches<\/li><\/ul>

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      Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera maroccana \u2018Limalai\u2019<\/h3>
      • Exposure : sun<\/li>
      • Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li>
      • Soil moisture: fresh or dry soil<\/li>
      • Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic<\/li>
      • Soil type: all<\/li>
      • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>
      • Use: ground cover, climber<\/li>
      • Development: medium<\/li>
      • Growth rate: fairly slow<\/li>
      • Pruning: once a year<\/li>
      • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/li>
      • Diseases: very 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>

        \u201c<\/span>Beyond the hills, in the distance,<\/p>

        A kilometre or two from my sweet home,<\/p>

        There was an ivy-covered thatched cottage,<\/p>

        With creeping moss on the dome.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

        John Keats, Endymion<\/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":"

        Ivy from Morocco in full sun, where the contrasts between the variegation are more accentuated.<\/p>\n

        Centre of leaf dark green, with light green to yellow-green margins. Stalks reddish.<\/p>\n

        Rather slow growth.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17870,"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-17865","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-lierre","8":"entry","9":"has-media","11":"first","12":"outofstock","13":"product-type-variable","14":"has-default-attributes","15":"has-product-nav","16":"col","17":"span_1_of_4","18":"owp-content-center","19":"item-entry","20":"owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","21":"owp-btn-normal","22":"owp-tabs-layout-section"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17865","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=17865"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18311,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17865\/revisions\/18311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=17865"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17865"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}