{"id":351,"date":"2023-10-27T22:32:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=351"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:09:32","slug":"hedera-helix-kaleidoscope","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-kaleidoscope\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Kaleidoscope\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"351\" class=\"elementor elementor-351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d9ee31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77d9ee31\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ece6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ece6a\" 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 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Spectral, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 30px; color: #f0ffed;\">Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix \u2018Kaleidoscope\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-3134f0af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3134f0af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6701a140 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6701a140\" 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-7370c9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7370c9ed\" 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-77bc2c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77bc2c30\" 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> \u2018Kaleidoscope\u2019<\/strong>, is a highly original variegated variety with fan-shaped embossed leaves.<\/p><p>They are composed of three to five pointed lobes, which face forwards and curve downwards. The terminal lobe is longer than the lateral lobes. The base of the leaf is wedge-shaped. The leaf blade is\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">wavy at the edges. It is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">shiny dark green splashed with cream and grey. The variegation radiates from the point of leaf attachment.<\/span><\/p><p>This compact, slow-growing ivy is perfect for pots, among other uses.<\/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-1cbf9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cbf9c5\" 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-2f749919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f749919\" 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 discovered in 1993 in a private garden near Richmond, Virginia, USA. It appears to be a mutation of \u2018Boskoop\u2019.<\/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-67fedb67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67fedb67\" 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\">Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Kaleidoscope'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b4a774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b4a774\" 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><ul><li>Family: Araliaceae<\/li><li>Genus <em><strong>Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li>Species : <em>helix<\/em><\/li><li>Cultivar: \u2018Kaleidoscope\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: fan ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, variegated ivy<\/li><li>Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li><li>Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li><li>Origin of cultivar: supposed sport of \u2018Boskoop\u2019 discovered\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: #f8f8f7;\">in a private garden near Richmond, Virginia, USA, in 1993.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Kaleidoscope\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: stocky, compact, tufted<\/li><li>Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general<\/li><li>Leaf length: 5 cm<\/li><li>Sheet width: 3.5 cm<\/li><li>Leaf colour: shiny dark green splashed with grey and cream.<\/li><li>Colour of veins: cream<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red<\/li><li>Branches: very branched<\/li><li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix \u2018Kaleidoscope\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure: sun, part shade<\/li><li>Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li><li>Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li><li>Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li><li>Soil type: all<\/li><li>Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li><li>Use: ground cover, pots, hanging baskets<\/li><li>Development: moderate, slow<\/li><li>Pruning: once a year<\/li><li>Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/li><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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666172b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"666172b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5701b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a5701b9\" 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For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.<\/p><p>The word \u2018wedge-shaped\u2019 is generally applied to the apex (tip) or base of the leaf and means \u2018wedge-shaped\u2019. It therefore refers to a leaf whose apex or base forms an angle (obtuse or acute).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jardinsdugue.eu\/la-feuille-description-globale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover all the vocabulary used to describe leaves.<\/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-32caa242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32caa242\" 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-450540e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450540e3\" 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;\">\u201cThe house was drowned in ivy, which seemed to embrace it in a tender melancholy<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Emily Bront\u00eb<\/strong>, <em>Wuthering Heights<\/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 highly original variegated variety with fan-shaped, embossed leaves.<\/p>\n<p>Composed of three to five pointed lobes, directed forwards and curved downwards. Terminal lobe longer than the lateral lobes. Base of leaf wedge-shaped. Blade wavy at edges, glossy dark green splashed with cream and grey. Variegation radiating from the point of leaf attachment.<\/p>\n<p>A compact, slow-growing ivy that is ideal for 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