{"id":3706,"date":"2024-01-03T21:55:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T20:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3706"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:27","slug":"hedera-helix-les-gargalous","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-les-gargalous\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Les Gargalous\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3706\" class=\"elementor elementor-3706\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272e9784 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"272e9784\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae70ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae70ee\" 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 \u2018Les Gargalous\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-bb6ac84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb6ac84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5ad325 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c5ad325\" 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-260f3057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"260f3057\" 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-5fe5ae83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe5ae83\" 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> \u2018Les Gargalous\u2019<\/strong>, This is an adult form recovered from the Gargalous garden in Creuse, and corresponds to the majority form found in this region.<\/p><p>Its rather rounded, glossy, dark green foliage is borne on stems with short internodes. Inflorescences are tiered and spherical, with a beautiful effect. In autumn, the stamens are clearly visible, lighting up the areas where they are planted like light bulbs.<\/p><p>With its upright habit, it can, for example, be used on its own in a bed to give relief.<\/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-04db234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04db234\" 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-23dfd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23dfd4b\" 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 found by Olivier Arcelus in the Gargalous garden in Creuse, France.<\/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-2a244f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a244f3a\" 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 'Les Gargalous'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c40a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58c40a5\" 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 : \u2018Les Gargalous\u2019 (The Gargalous)\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: adult ivy<\/li><li>Foliage stage: adult<\/li><li>Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li><li>Origin of cultivar: selected by Olivier Arcelus<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Les Gargalous\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: erect<\/li><li>Number of lobes: none<\/li><li>Leaf length: 5 cm<\/li><li>Sheet width: 4 cm<\/li><li>Leaf shape: ovoid<\/li><li>Colour of leaf: dark green<\/li><li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li><li>Internodes: short<\/li><li>Flowering colour: greenish yellow<\/li><li>Flowering period: autumn<\/li><li>Fructification: black berries<\/li><li>Fruiting period: winter<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: green<\/li><li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix \u2018Les Gargalous\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure: shade, part shade, sun<\/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: rockery, beds, pots, window boxes, isolated<\/li><li>Development: moderate<\/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-603c9f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"603c9f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24098e44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24098e44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" 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encyclopaedia<\/h2>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88e016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7722 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b88e016\" 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: #008000;\">A question of circumstance<\/span><\/h2><h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What is tree ivy?<\/span><\/h3><p>Tree ivy has a very different habit to other ivy. Instead of crawling along the ground or climbing up a support, they grow upright, like a shrub. They stand upright without any support or spikes. This form is relatively rare in ivy. Their growth is fairly limited compared with lianas, so they are very easy to control.<\/p><p>This type of ivy shrub is particularly interesting in a rockery to add volume. They are also wonderful in a pot, a composition or in window boxes. They are easy to integrate into a bed as long as they are not invasive.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/shrub-ivy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To see other varieties of ivy shrubs.<\/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-479b1b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"479b1b71\" 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-546782ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"546782ca\" 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;\">\u201cThere was only a little ivy to embellish this forgotten grave.<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Chateaubriand, The Martyrs<\/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>Adult form recovered from the Gargalous garden in Creuse.<\/p>\n<p>Rather rounded, glossy, dark green foliage on stems with short internodes. Inflorescences are very clear of the foliage, tiered and spherical to great effect. In autumn, the stamens are clearly visible, lighting up the areas where they are planted like light bulbs.<\/p>\n<p>With its upright habit, ivy can, for example, be used on its own in a bed to give 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