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A Ukrainian, autogamous variety abundant in fruit. Its valuable stems are used for decorative, medicinal and nutritional purposes. The fruit, but also to some extent the leaves and the bark contain schisandrine (toning and strengthening substance), Vitamin E and many minerals: iron, copper, manganese, nickel, molybdenum, titanium and zinc, as well as significant quantities of magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. It has been used for centuries in the traditional Chinese medicine. ...

A variety derived by Szczepan Marczyński and offered for sale in 2011. It has large matt leaves, which are green in the summer and yellow in the autumn. It grows up to 10-20 m high, climbing with the tendrils tipped with few adhesive pads. This variety is frost-resistant, not very demanding and adaptable to ordinary soils. It can grow in sunny and semi-shade positions. To be used on fences and ...

A cultivar selected in the USA. A moderately vigorous, self-clinging vine with attractive large three-lobed light yellow green leaves arranged like roof tiles. In autumn leaves turn orange scarlet. It climbs by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. Best grown in a sheltered, well-lit spot but without strong sunlight. Moderately hardy, it may freeze during severe winters. Particularly useful for covering walls, arbours, pergolas, trees, pylons ...

A Czech variety selected in a natural setting in the mountains of South Korea. A moderately vigorous self-clinging climber with attractive foliage: three-lobed, coarsely toothed rounded leaves, wavy at the edges, deep green in summer and turning brilliant scarlet in autumn. It climbs by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. An undemanding and healthy plant, it tolerates moderate soils. Particularly useful for covering walls, arbours, pergolas, ...

A vigorous, undemanding vine with attractive leaves and decorative fruit. Flowers are unassuming, greenish in colour, borne in May. The fruit reach the full colour at the end of September or in October and remains attractive for a long time – beautifully contrasting seeds in red arils are surrounded by slightly parted yellow-orange covering. It does not require a separate pollinator. Leaves vary from lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, glossy, green turning ...

A striking, strong-growing ivy variety of exceptionally large leaves but moderate frost hardiness. Selected before 1870 by J. F. Ruprecht in the native site in Caucasus. The leaves are 15-20 cm long, varying from ovate to cordate, non-lobed, irregularly dentate, evergreen, leathery, lustreless, light green in spring, they darken in summer. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls. It reaches 7 m height, gaining 1-2 ...

A striking, strong-growing variety of ivy with exceptionally large leaves, splashed with cream colour but of a moderate frost hardiness. Selected in Great Britain before 1907. The leaves are 15-20 cm long, varying from ovate to cordate, non-lobed, irregularly dentate, evergreen, leathery, lustrous, and green with cream colour-splashed edges and silvery-green streaks. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls. It reaches 7 m height, gaining ...

A striking, very strong-growing ivy variety of exceptionally large green and yellow leaves but moderate frost hardiness. The leaves are 15-20 cm long, varying from ovate to cordate, non-lobed, irregularly dentate, evergreen, leathery, lustrous, green with yellow veins and irregular, blurred splash of yellow and light green in the middle. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls. It reaches 7 m height, gaining 1- 2 ...

A dwarf variety of roundish leaves 4-6 cm in diameter, green, glossy on the upper side and white and green underneath, serrated and set on long petioles. Flowers are sterile, cream coloured, honey scented and scarce, gathered in corymbs, blooming in June and July. It climbs by means of adventitious roots, reaching 1-1,5 m height (10 cm annual growth ratio. Frost hardy, undemanding, resistant to diseases and vermin. Prefers moist ...

A strong-growing and strong-propagating Polish variety of ivy, relatively frost hardy, selected in North-eastern Poland. Large leaves(8-12 cm), usually with 5 lobes, leathery, evergreen. Dark green on the upper side, underside is light green, as are the veins on both sides. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls and trees. Reaches 20 m height, growing about 1 m a year. Perennial plant more resistant to ...

A popular self-clinging variety with numerous adhesive pads at tendrils’ ends that enable the plant to climb over smooth surfaces. Leaves compound, consisting of 5 elliptical lobes, pointy and dentate, dark green lustreless on the upper side and light green turning scarlet in autumn underneath. Unassuming, yellow-green flowers blossom in July–August. Fruit - small purple-black waxy berries – are set on red stalks. Rather strong-growing vine reaching 10-20 m (1-2 ...

A plant of beautiful, large, white-green variegated leaves and creamy white flowers gathered in corymbs. Recommended for shaded or semi-shaded sites, along walls and under trees, suitable also as a ground cover. Perfect for bringing light to darker areas of the garden.

An interesting cultivar of white-splashed leaves. The leaves are nearly circular, 5-10 cm in diameter, green with irregular white colouring on the margins and/or green-white marble pattern on the rest of the leaf. The edges are serrated and set on long petioles. It climbs by aerial roots, reaching 4-6 m height (0.5-1 m annual growth rate). It is frost hardy, undemanding disease and pest resistant. Prefers acidic soils, moist but ...

A compact shrub of erect, wiry shoots and decorative leaves. Looks pretty when planted as a single feature in a small garden. A group of specimen creates a ground cover. 

A compact but fast growing cultivar of heart-shaped or ovate leaves. Frost hardy, undemanding and disease and pest resistant, particularly recommended for small gardens.

A very fast-growing cultivar of numerous, highly original, beatifully scented violet flowers. Robust and highly resistant. The shoots have nearly no prickles.