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Hedera helix - 'Minor Marmorata' (Ivy, Hedera)

Type Climber, Evergreen, Flowering
Form Spreading ground hugging
Size Spreading or Ground Hugging Plant
Colours Cream Flowers (Autumn), Dark green Foliage
Care Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness Frost hardy, Drought Tolerant
Growth Slow Growing Plant
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Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage


Strengths of Hedera helix:

  • Sun loving drought tolerant plant
  • All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
  • Provides valuable winter interest
  • Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
  • Suitable for container growing
  • Fruit / berry producing
  • Tolerates heavy clay soils

Weaknesses of Hedera helix

  • Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap
  • Invasive top growth
  • Does not tolerate very dry or very wet soils

Design & Plant Use for Hedera helix:

  • Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest
  • Flowering climbing plant for added interest on walls and structures
  • Flowering climbing plant for added interest on walls and structures

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