{"id":4165,"date":"2024-03-17T08:43:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T07:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/product\/hedera-nepalensis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:12:10","slug":"hedera-nepalensis","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-nepalensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedera nepalensis<\/em> - Nepal ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nepal ivy - Hedera nepalensis\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nepal ivy, Hedera nepalensis,<\/strong> produces young purple leaves that turn green when mature. The leaf is triangular and sometimes webbed. It can form 3 to 5 lobes.<\/p>

Ivy is found in south-west Asia and in the Himalayas. It is also known as \u201cHimalayan ivy\u201d.<\/p>

It makes an excellent ground cover, but can also be used as a climber. This ivy is particularly hardy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Botanical information<\/h3>
  • Family: Araliaceae<\/li>
  • Genus Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li>
  • Species : nepalensis<\/i><\/li>
  • Pierot classification: ivy type<\/li>
  • Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li>
  • Origin of the species: Southwest Asia: Pakistan, China, Himalayas, Vietnam<\/li><\/ul>

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    Description of Hedera nepalensis<\/h3>
    • Growth habit: spreading, stocky<\/li>
    • Number of lobes: 3 to 6, barely visible as they are only slightly developed<\/li>
    • Leaf length: 6 to 10 cm<\/li>
    • Leaf width: 3.5 to 4.5 cm<\/li>
    • Juvenile leaf shape: lanceolate to triangular<\/li>
    • Shape of adult leaf: elliptical, no lobes<\/li>
    • Leaf base: sagittate or truncated<\/li>
    • Leaf apex: pointed<\/li>
    • Colour of leaf: light green<\/li>
    • Length of petioles: 6 to 15 cm<\/li>
    • Colour of petioles: light green to purple green<\/li>
    • Colour of veins: light green, parallel to the main vein<\/li>
    • Colour of stems: reddish brown<\/li>
    • Internodes: 2 to 4 cm apart<\/li>
    • Hairs: scaly, 0.2 to 0.4 mm in diameter, small and regular<\/li>
    • Flowering colour: yellowish green<\/li>
    • Flowering period: August to December<\/li>
    • Fructification: orange berries<\/li>
    • Fruiting period: ripe in March<\/li><\/ul>

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      Advice on planting, growing and caring for Hedera nepalensis<\/h3>
      • Exposure: shade, part shade<\/li>
      • Hardiness: -13\u00b0C<\/li>
      • Soil moisture: fresh<\/li>
      • Soil PH: neutral, calcareous, acidic<\/li>
      • Soil type: all<\/li>
      • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>
      • Use: ground cover, climber<\/li>
      • Development: vigorous<\/li>
      • Growth rate: rapid<\/li>
      • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/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
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        Ivy in literature<\/span><\/h3>

        \u201cUnder the ivy, the stones told stories that only the trees could hear.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

        Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/strong>, Nature<\/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":"

        Young leaves are purple, turning green as they mature. Rather triangular leaf, sometimes webbed. Can form 3 to 5 lobes.<\/p>\n

        Ivy found in south-west Asia and the Himalayas. It is also known as \u00abHimalayan ivy\u00bb.<\/p>\n

        Excellent ground cover, but can also be used as a climber. Particularly hardy ivy.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0"},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[134],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4165","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-lierre","entry","has-media","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes","has-product-nav","col","span_1_of_4","owp-content-center","item-entry","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-section","has-no-thumbnails"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4165"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18798,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4165\/revisions\/18798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4165"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4165"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}