Hedera colchica 'Dendroides'
Family - Araliaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1m or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Small, Evergreen, Shrub with a mound-forming habit. Attractive leaves are glossy and dark green in colour with a leathery texture. The foliage is obovate to oblong in shape and each leaf can reach to 15cm or more in length. Umbels of small greenish-beige flowers are produced in mid-autumn and are followed by round, black berries. This is a particularly free fruiting variety that originated as a cutting of the flowering growth of Hedera colchica.
Synonym - Hedera colchica 'Arborescens'
Flower:
Small greenish-beige flowers are produced in umbels in November and are followed by small black berries.
Flower colour: Green
Flower shape: Umbels
Flowering time: November
Foliage:
Glossy, dark green leaves are obovate to oblong in shape and have a leathery texture. Each leaf can reach 15cm or more in length.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Obovate to oblong
Poison Information:
This plant may cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.