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Hedera are evergreen climbing shrubs clinging by aerial roots. Clusters of small yellow-green flowers are followed by usually black berries. Foliage of flowering shoots is often less deeply lobed than that of the sterile, climbing shoots


Details
'Sulphur Heart' is a vigorous, self-clinging large evergreen climber with broadly ovate leaves to 20cm in length, dark green with a central splash of yellow and yellow-green

Hardiness
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

Aspect
South-facing or West-facing or North-facing or East-facing

Exposure
Sheltered or Exposed

Moisture
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil
Chalk, Clay, Sand, Loam

pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Size
Ultimate height
4-8 metres
Ultimate spread
2.5-4 metres
Time to ultimate height
5-10 years

How to grow
Cultivation
Grows best in fertile, humus-rich, alkaline soil but will tolerate acidic soils. Very vigorous
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Banks and Slopes Flower borders and beds Ground Cover Low Maintenance Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden

How to care
Pruning
Pruning group 11 at any time
Pests
Can get aphids, scale insects and vine weevil
Diseases
A leaf spot may be a problem

Info. courtesy of the RHS

Hedera col. 'Sulphur Heart'

£13.20Price
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