{"id":672,"date":"2023-10-29T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&p=672"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:35:30","slug":"hedera-helix-frodo","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-frodo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Frodo\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix \u2018Frodo\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
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Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Frodo\u2019<\/strong>, Its distinctive feature is its thick, stiff stems.<\/p>

The leaves are not lobed and are triangular to cordate. Young shoots are light green to yellow. Older leaves are dark green, irregularly edged with lighter green.<\/p>

This uncommon, semi-adult variety can be used in pots or as ground cover in any position.<\/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 cultivar was discovered in 2003 by the Volker family\u00a0in a park in F\u00fcrstenfeldbruck, Germany<\/span>. It is named after their youngest son.<\/span><\/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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Technical details - Hedera helix 'Frodo'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Botanical information<\/h3>\n
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  • Family: Araliaceae<\/li>\n
  • Genus Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  • Species : helix<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Cultivar: \u2018Frodo\u2019<\/li>\n
  • Pierot classification: variegated ivy<\/li>\n
  • Foliage stage: semi-adult<\/li>\n
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li>\n
  • Origin of cultivar : discovered in 2003 by the Volker family <\/span>in a park in F\u00fcrstenfeldbruck, Germany<\/span>. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Description of Hedera helix \u2018Frodo\u2019<\/h3>\n
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    • Port : stocky<\/li>\n
    • Number of lobes: generally unlobed<\/li>\n
    • Leaf length: 3cm<\/li>\n
    • Sheet width: 3 cm<\/li>\n
    • Leaf colour: dark green with light green spots<\/li>\n
    • Variations in leaf colour: young shoots are yellow-green<\/li>\n
    • Colour of veins: grey-green<\/li>\n
    • Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown<\/li>\n
    • Length of petioles: 1 to 3 cm<\/li>\n
    • Branches: well branched<\/li>\n
    • Mattress thickness; medium<\/li>\n
    • Internodes: 2 to 3 cm<\/li>\n
    • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix \u2018Frodo\u2019<\/h3>\n
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      • Exposure: shade, part shade, sun<\/li>\n
      • Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li>\n
      • Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li>\n
      • Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li>\n
      • Soil type: all<\/li>\n
      • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>\n
      • Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes<\/li>\n
      • Development: medium<\/li>\n
      • Pruning: once a year<\/li>\n
      • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/li>\n
      • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)<\/li>\n<\/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
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        A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        The question of circumstance<\/span><\/h2>\n

        What is semi-adult ivy?<\/span><\/h3>\n

        As it develops, ivy goes through 3 successive stages.<\/p>\n

        1 - Initially, it crawls on the ground and forms adventitious roots which enable it to crawl further and further, forming an evergreen carpet.<\/p>\n

        2 - When it encounters a support, it starts to climb. Instead of adventitious roots, it forms spikes that enable it to climb higher and higher.<\/p>\n

        3 - when it can see enough light, it enters its third stage, known as the mature stage<\/strong>. It now has horizontal branches, rather like a shrub. In autumn, it flowers in greenish umbels that are much appreciated by pollinating and foraging insects. These flowers give rise to berries that gradually ripen over the winter and are eaten by birds.<\/p>\n

        The ivy semi-adults <\/b>has both juvenile and adult ivy characteristics. For example, it no longer has lobed leaves, but oval leaves (like adult ivy), but not yet flowers and fruit (like juvenile ivy).<\/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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        Ivy in literature<\/span><\/h3>

        \u201cIvy, indifferent to time, covered the walls, linking them to an immortal memory.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

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        Distinguished by its stiff, thick stems.<\/p>\n

        Non-lobed, triangular to cordate leaves. Young shoots light green to yellow. Older leaves dark green, irregularly edged with lighter green.<\/p>\n

        An uncommon, semi-adult variety for use in pots or as ground cover in any position.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ocean_front_end_style_editor":"no","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-672","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-lierre","entry","has-media","first","instock","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"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/672","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=672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14608,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/672\/revisions\/14608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=672"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=672"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}