{"id":3753,"date":"2024-01-04T20:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3753"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:09:21","slug":"hedera-helix-giant-shamrock","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-shamrock-geant\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Shamrock giant\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3753\" class=\"elementor elementor-3753\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42244666 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42244666\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbd3f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bbd3f13\" 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 \u2018Shamrock g\u00e9ant\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-328fa928 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"328fa928\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580850ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"580850ba\" 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-42017ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42017ed1\" 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-6b47bb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b47bb69\" 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>Hedera helix \u2018Giant Shamrock\u2019<\/strong>, is similar to the mother plant, except that everything is bigger in this mutation.<\/p><p>The leaves can be up to 6 cm long. They are divided into almost completely separate lobes, with gently rounded tips.<\/p><p>Use as ground cover, in rock gardens or window boxes. Withstands sun very well.<\/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-08c4bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08c4bc5\" 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-ead1088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead1088\" 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-2888ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2888ce6\" 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 'Giant Shamrock'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46829a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46829a9c\" 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: \u2018Giant Shamrock\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: bird's-foot 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: selected by O. Arcelus<\/li><li>Mutation: sport of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-shamrock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shamrock\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Giant Shamrock\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: bushy<\/li><li>Number of lobes: 3 lobes, sometimes 5<\/li><li>Leaf length: 4 to 6 cm<\/li><li>Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm<\/li><li>Leaf shape: almost separate lobes, sometimes overlapping<\/li><li>Colour of leaf: dark green<\/li><li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li><li>Mattress thickness: thick<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: greenish-purple<\/li><li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix \u2018Shamrock giant\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure: sun, shade, part shade<\/li><li>Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li><li>Growing : easy<\/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, window boxes, bonsai, topiary<\/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-2382b195 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2382b195\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817ce0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"817ce0\" 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\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg 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This difference can be :<\/p><ul><li>colour: a variegated stem on ivy that is not variegated, for example<\/li><li>the shape of the leaves: clinging leaves on ivy with flat leaves, for example<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In this case, Hedera helix \u2018Stella\u2019 mutation, it is the frequency of sagittate leaves that makes it specific.<\/div><p>These mutations are of natural origin. They are not the result of human intervention or hybridisation. They may be the result of the plant adapting or reacting to stresses or changes in growing conditions.<\/p><p>Ivy is very familiar with this kind of phenomenon. This is why new cultivars are constantly appearing.<\/p><p>The most interesting mutations are multiplied by cuttings. If the mutation is stable, it can lead to the creation of a new cultivar.<\/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-42483eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42483eeb\" 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-69981f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69981f7b\" 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, like love, attaches itself to everything it can embrace, mingling its tendrils with the asperities of rocks.\u00bb<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Chateaubriand, <em>Memoirs from beyond the grave<\/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>Resembles the mother plant, except that everything is bigger in this mutation.<\/p>\n<p>Leaves up to 6 cm long, divided into almost completely separate lobes with gently rounded tips.<\/p>\n<p>Use as ground cover, in rock gardens or window boxes. 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