{"id":499,"date":"2023-10-28T19:07:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T17:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=499"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:36","slug":"hedera-helix-brokamp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-brokamp\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Brokamp\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"499\" class=\"elementor elementor-499\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f90a2a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f90a2a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25078faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25078faa\" 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 \u2018Brokamp\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-2247fc5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2247fc5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36666691 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36666691\" 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-52415834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52415834\" 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-327af119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"327af119\" 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><em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Brokamp\u2019<\/strong>, The leaves are reminiscent of willow.<\/p><p>They are lanceolate to oval, more or less pointed at the top. Some are narrow, others wider, sometimes with asymmetrical development, usually without lobes. However, 1 or 2 small lobes can sometimes be found at the base. The leaf blade is a shiny dark green. The stems are stocky, fairly thick, but not very branched.<\/p><p>It climbs quickly in sun or shade but tends to produce irregular shoots of different shapes, which need to be cleaned regularly to maintain their typical form.<\/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-68b1fc1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68b1fc1c\" 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-75453d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75453d25\" 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 was discovered by the Brokamp nursery at Ramsdorf in Germany and described by Koch in 1959. It is the result of a mutation of \u2018Star\u2019.<\/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-7205a302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7205a302\" 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\">Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Brokamp'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5504ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5504ba\" 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: \u2018Brokamp\u2019<\/li><li>Synonym: \u2018Salicifolia\u2019<\/li><li>Close relatives: \u2018Gavotte\u2019, \u2018Hermania\u2019.\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves<\/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: sport of \u2018Star\u2019 selected by Brokamp Nursery, Ramsdorf, Germany around 1959.<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Brokamp\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: spreading, stocky<\/li><li>Number of lobes: generally unlobed<\/li><li>Leaf length: 15 cm<\/li><li>Sheet width: 5 cm<\/li><li>Colour of leaf: dark green<\/li><li>Colour of veins :\u00a0<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple<\/li><li>Branches: few branches<\/li><li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix \u2018Brokamp\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure: shade, part shade, sun<\/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, climber, pot, window box, topiary<\/li><li>Development: rapid<\/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-37fd9c16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37fd9c16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c29d98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43c29d98\" 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 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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-4b6cdbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-9554 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b6cdbf\" 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;\">What does lanceol\u00e9 mean?<\/span><\/h2><p>The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.<\/p><p>The word \u2018lanceolate\u2019 generally refers to the shape of a leaf. It is said to be lanceolate when it is shaped like a spearhead, clearly longer than it is wide, with the widest part on the petiole side.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jardinsdugue.eu\/la-feuille-description-globale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover all the vocabulary used to describe leaves.<\/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-26d1a687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26d1a687\" 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-7ec45dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec45dcc\" 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 insatiable ivy climbed the walls and wrapped itself around the columns as if to bend them to its will.<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Charles Dickens<\/strong>, <em>Great expectations<\/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>Willow-shaped leaves.<\/p>\n<p>Lanceolate to oval, more or less pointed at the apex, some narrow, others broader, sometimes with asymmetrical development, generally not lobed. Blade shiny dark green. Stems stocky, fairly thick, but not very branched.<\/p>\n<p>Grows quickly in sun or shade but tends to produce irregular shoots of different shapes, which need to be cleaned regularly to maintain their typical 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