{"id":4200,"date":"2024-03-25T23:37:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T22:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&p=4200"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:26","slug":"hedera-helix-or-wood-ivy","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-ou-lierre-des-bois\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedera helix<\/em> or wood ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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English ivy - Hedera helix<\/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
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Common ivy,\u00a0Hedera helix<\/em>,<\/strong> or English ivy, is an excellent ground cover or an ideal climber, depending on its use and the environment in which it grows.<\/p>

The leaves form 3 to 7 lobes, with a central lobe that is clearly more developed. The overall shape is triangular to oval. The base is variable, sometimes sagittate, sometimes cordate, rounded or even truncated.<\/p>

The veins are a paler green, sometimes silvery or whitish.<\/p>

The leaves of the adult stage are elliptical or oval, without lobes.<\/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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This species has existed since the end of the secondary era, around 100 million years ago. At that time, it grew in warm, humid regions alongside tropical plants.<\/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 : helix<\/em><\/li>
  • Pierot classification: ivy type<\/li>
  • Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li>
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li><\/ul>

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    Description<\/h3>
    • Growth habit: creeping or climbing<\/li>
    • Number of lobes: usually 3 to 7<\/li>
    • Leaf length: 4 to 11 cm<\/li>
    • Sheet width: 4 to 12 cm<\/li>
    • Leaf colour: pale to dark green<\/li>
    • Colour of veins: pale green, sometimes silvery<\/li>
    • Colour of stem and petiole: green<\/li>
    • Hairs: stellate, diameter 0.2 to 1.3 mm, whitish, with 4 to 8 rays<\/li>
    • Flowering colour: cream<\/li>
    • Flowering period: September to December<\/li>
    • Fructification: black berries<\/li>
    • Fruiting period: October to April<\/li><\/ul>

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      Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice<\/h3>
      • Exposure: shade, part shade<\/li>
      • Hardiness: -19\u00b0C<\/li>
      • Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li>
      • Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li>
      • Soil type: all<\/li>
      • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>
      • Use: ground cover, climber, hedge<\/li>
      • Development: vigorous<\/li>
      • Pruning: once a year<\/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\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>

        \u201cThe walls, adorned with ivy, whisper memories of a bygone era.\u00bb<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

        William Wordsworth<\/strong>, Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey<\/em>\u00a0<\/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":"

        An excellent ground cover or ideal climber, depending on its use and the environment in which it grows.<\/p>\n

        Leaves with 3 to 7 lobes, with a clearly more developed central lobe. Overall shape triangular to oval.<\/p>\n

        Marked veins of a paler green, sometimes silvery or whitish.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4231,"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":{"0":"post-4200","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-lierre","8":"entry","9":"has-media","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-variable","16":"has-default-attributes","17":"has-product-nav","18":"col","19":"span_1_of_4","20":"owp-content-center","21":"item-entry","22":"owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","23":"owp-btn-normal","24":"owp-tabs-layout-section"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4200","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=4200"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15498,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4200\/revisions\/15498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4200"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4200"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}