Hedera canariensis var. This was the ivy for the month of April. It is a big-leaf elephant Ivy. Interestingly the more common NC A ' Glorie de 'Marengo ' can mutate into this stunner. Grow in a shaded, protected site as it can suffer frost damage if the temperature goes below minus four degrees.
Great red stems, too.
Neither a particularly rare ivy, nor perhaps the most distinguished, but it is rather pretty. Originally the cultivar was very weak, but a Danish variant proved much stronger. Three main lobes, but two base lobes give it the look of a five-lober . Again often sold as a houseplant, but is a great climber. Dates from the 1930' s.