Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’ - Ornamental ivy
Leaves with 3 to 5 pointed lobes. Blade medium green with grey-green spots and cream margins.
Mottling around the edges which may disappear if this variety is grown in the shade.
Branchy, well-branched plant with long internodes. Shapes like a small mound. An interesting variety for pots, hanging baskets or ground cover.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’, It is characterised by its leaves with 3 to 5 pointed lobes, medium green mottled with grey-green and edged with cream.
The mottling around the edges may disappear if this variety is grown in the shade.
The plant is branchy and well-branched, with long internodes. It forms a small mound. An interesting variety for pots, hanging baskets or ground cover.
History
This cultivar originates from Denmark
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Mathilde'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Mathilde’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves, variegated leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: native to Denmark
Description of Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’
- Growth habit: stocky, tufted
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general, pointed
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour: medium green with grey-green flecks and cream margins.
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: truncated or slightly cordate
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Branches: well branched
- Internodes: 1 to 2.5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’
- Exposure: part shade
- Hardiness: -8°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, hanging baskets
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy climbed the walls of the old castle, a living reminder of what could survive the test of time.”
Edith Wharton, The Time of Innocence
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Tufted, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Panaché, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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