BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

SOLD OUT: Available summer/autumn 2012

Description

Available Summer / Autumn 2012 - A dwarf, shrubby form of our native ivy with dark green glossy leaves and handsome, clear mustard-yellow berries in summer. This free flowering small shrub is enormously attractive to bees when in flower. Hedera helix 'Poetica' is a good choice of plant for a very shady border and can be grown successfully in a large container.

Features

• Common name: Poets Ivy.
• Position: Full sun or shade.
• Soil: Any fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Very hardy
• Flowering Period: October - November.
• Rate of Growth: Slow.
• Habit: Small shrub with a dome-shaped habit once established.
  • Height: 1 - 1.5 m (3 - 5 ft).
  • Spread: 1 - 1.5 m (3 - 5 ft).
• Size: 3L containers (young plants).