Hedera helix 'LITTLE DIAMOND'

Hedera helix 'LITTLE DIAMOND'
English ivy

SIZE/TYPE	vine
USUAL HEIGHT	1-2m
USUAL WIDTH	0.5-1m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	varigated:white and green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun to shade
SOIL TYPE	neutral to alkaline
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Evergreen broadleaf

Little Diamond is a fascinating, elegant variety of English ivy. It has white variegated or to be more exact marbled leaves. They are evergreen, leathery, margined white and marbled with several shades of pale green. Being smaller as opposed to common ivies (abt. 2.5 x 1.5 cm), and diamond-shaped the name Little Diamond fully complies.

Ivy branches produce aerial roots that cling to any surface (support). Little Diamond is a short climber that seldom exceeds 2m tall and even that on proviso it is given a support and some help to climb. It is somehow rather a shrub with arching shoots.

Young plants grow slower than adults. Ivies prefer alkaline, moist, semi-fertile soil that is well drained, and are suited for both sunny and shaded locations. Fully hardy to -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 27-10-2014

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
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SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
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FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.