{"id":3757,"date":"2024-01-04T20:11:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3757"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:27","slug":"hedera-helix-fairy-well","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-fairy-well\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Fairy Well\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3757\" class=\"elementor elementor-3757\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de944ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3de944ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e63f601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e63f601\" 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 \u2018Fairy Well\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-235d6b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"235d6b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1faf36ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1faf36ef\" 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-58bd732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58bd732\" 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-687d996e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687d996e\" 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 \u2018Fairy Well\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0looks very much like the parent plant, but with almost round leaves. The lobes are very shallow and completely asymmetrical.<\/p><p>The leaves are attractively ribbed.<\/p><p>It's a beautiful curiosity that will look particularly good in a large pot or in the heart of a rock garden.<\/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-d1395e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1395e3\" 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-ab9f3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab9f3bd\" 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 the result of a mutation of \u2018Small Deal\u2019 that appeared in the nursery.<\/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-ee87cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee87cca\" 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 'Fairy Well'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e98eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e98eab\" 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 : \u2018Fairy Well\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: wavy-leaved 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-small-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Deal<\/a>\u2018<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Fairy Well\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: bushy<\/li><li>Number of lobes: none<\/li><li>Leaf length: 3 cm<\/li><li>Sheet width: 3 cm<\/li><li>Leaf shape: almost perfectly spherical<\/li><li>Colour of leaf: medium green<\/li><li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: purple brown<\/li><li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix \u2018Fairy Well\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure: sun, shade, 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, window boxes<\/li><li>Development: 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elementor-element-c2465c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2465c0\" 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><span style=\"color: #008000;\">The question of circumstance...<\/span><\/h3><h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What is a mutation?<\/span><\/h2><p>A mutation is a botanical phenomenon in which one part of a plant develops in a completely different way from the rest of the plant. 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 \u2018Small Deal\u2019 mutation, it is the almost round shape of the leaves that makes it so special.<\/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-2970fd8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2970fd8a\" 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-63c33e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c33e61\" 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;\">\u201cUnder the shades of ivy and oak, I rediscovered the sweet melancholy of my youth.\u00bb<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Chateaubriand, Atala<\/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>Almost round leaves. 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