{"id":3782,"date":"2024-01-04T21:27:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T20:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3782"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:26","slug":"hedera-maroccana-alhaja","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-maroccana-alhaja\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera maroccana<\/em> \u2018Alhaja\u2019 - Moroccan ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3782\" class=\"elementor elementor-3782\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4e0ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c4e0ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209413ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209413ce\" 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;\">Moroccan ivy - Hedera maroccana \u2018Alhaja\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-cf1036a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf1036a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6309cc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6309cc8\" 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-d7a99ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7a99ad\" 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-c8cd078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8cd078\" 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>Moroccan ivy,\u00a0<strong><em>Hedera maroccana<\/em> \u2018Alhaja\u2019<\/strong>, Alhaja is a recent mutation, discovered by I\u00f1aki Garmendia in a garden in the Spanish Basque country. \u201cAlhaja\u201d is a Spanish word of Arabic origin meaning \u201cjewel\u201d.<\/p><p>This is a full-sun variety that tolerates heat well but does not mature quickly. It has very attractive three-lobed leaves with a very bright yellow base and a more or less prominent green blotch. In the shade, the foliage is duller.<\/p><p>The annual shoots measure around fifty centimetres. This ivy makes an excellent ground cover.<\/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-3f5c509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f5c509\" 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-520e862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"520e862\" 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 recently discovered mutation\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);\">by I\u00f1aki Garmendia, in a garden in the Spanish Basque Country.<\/span><\/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-8823b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8823b12\" 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 maroccana 'Alhaja'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03be4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03be4c8\" 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>maroccana<\/em><\/li><li>Cultivar: \u2018Alhaja\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy<\/li><li>Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li><li>Origin of the species: North Africa, particularly northern Algeria and Tunisia<\/li><li>Origin of cultivar: discovered by I\u00f1aki Garmendia in a public garden in the Spanish Basque Country.<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera maroccana \u2018Alhaja\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: spreading<\/li><li>Number of lobes: 3 lobes<\/li><li>Leaf length: 7 cm<\/li><li>Sheet width: 5 cm<\/li><li>Colour of leaf: yellow with varying degrees of green mottling<\/li><li>Base of leaf: cordate<\/li><li>Leaf apex: acute<\/li><li>Colour of veins: yellow<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: green<\/li><li>Hairs: scaly, 4 to 9 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera maroccana \u2018Alhaja\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure : sun<\/li><li>Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li><li>Soil moisture: fresh or dry soil<\/li><li>Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic<\/li><li>Soil type: all<\/li><li>Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li><li>Use: ground cover, climber<\/li><li>Development: vigorous<\/li><li>Growth rate: shoots of 50 cm per year<\/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-26b39d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26b39d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af257fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af257fa\" 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 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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-a576ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a576ded\" 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 occasional question ...<\/span><\/h3><h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Which ivy to use in full sun?<\/span><\/h2><p>Ivy, Hedera maroccana \u2018Alhaja\u2019, is perfect for sunny areas. It is often said that ivy is a plant for undergrowth, i.e. shady areas. And that's exactly right. But, here as elsewhere, there are exceptions. Moroccan ivy is one of them.<\/p><p>Not only does it thrive in the sun, but it can also withstand drought, which is something we really appreciate these days. It is therefore an ideal ivy for planting on embankments or against facades exposed to full sun. That's where its shades of colour are at their best, and where it will perform at its best.<\/p><p>Of course, it can also be planted in shadier areas, but its leaves will be more ordinary in these conditions.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/ivy-for-the-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other ivy that can be used in full sun<\/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-37e63211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37e63211\" 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-4a13965c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a13965c\" 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 ivy spread over the rock, defying the erosion of the waves.<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Jules Verne<\/strong>, <em>Captain Grant's Children<\/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 recent mutation discovered by I\u00f1aki Garmendia in a garden in the Spanish Basque country. \u201cAlhaja\u201d is a Spanish word of Arabic origin meaning \u201cJewel\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A full-sun variety that tolerates heat well but does not mature quickly. It has very attractive three-lobed leaves with a very bright yellow background and a more or less prominent green blotch. In the shade, the foliage is duller.<\/p>\n<p>Annual shoots measure around fifty centimetres. 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