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Hedera colchica

Araliaceae

(south-eastern Europe)

Habit
Climbing shoots, but only up to 6-8- m high in favourable areas, otherwise covering the ground or creeping, then some 30-50 cm tall.
Flowers
In whitish green, round umbels from the end of July, but rarely with flowers here.
Fruits
Black, pea-size berries, persistent into spring; poisonous.
Leaves
Evergreen, hand-size, broadly oval to cordate, unclearly lobed, leaf margin domed; shiny dark green, bronze in winter.
Demands
Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, likes warmth, only for mild regions or in protected areas sensitive to frost; good for urban and industrial areas, needs wind protection.
Soil
Moderately dry to moist, slightly acidic to very alkaline, in all humic, sandy-loamy soil.
Hardiness
Zone 7a

Overview of varieties of Hedera colchica

Variety
Habit
Height in m
Leaf colour
Winter hardiness
'Arborescens'
Small shrub, not climbing or rarely, loosely bushy, upright, round
1.5-2 m tall and wide
dark to shiny black green
coarse and leathery
moderately frost hardy, more than the normal variety
'Dentata'
Dense mats, only climbing in favourable areas, otherwise prostrate
Mat: 0.2 -0.5 m
climbing: 6-8 m, in protected areas 1-1.5 m long yearly shoots
uncommonly large leaves, pale green
thin
usually frost hardy, more than the normal variety
'Dentata Variegata'
Dense mats, only climbing in very mild areas, otherwise prostrate
Mat: 0.2 -0.4 m
climbing: 4 -6 m
yellow leaf margin, yellow to cream, leaf centre green or grey-green
sensitive to frost, only for protected areas