Hedera helix ‘Odin’ - Ornamental ivy
Asymmetrical foliage with slightly pronounced lobes.
Glossy green leaf blade with a light cream variegation that gives it extra character.
This rather stocky plant with fairly branched stems is equally suited to ground cover, climbing or even hanging.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Odin’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Odin‘has asymmetrical foliage with shallow lobes.
The leaf blade is shiny green with a light cream variegation that gives it extra character.
It has a rather stocky growth habit, with fairly branched stems, and can be used as ground cover or as a climber, or even as a hanging plant.
History
This cultivar was discovered in a garden centre in Remscheid, Germany and named at the 2007 meeting of the German Ivy Society.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Odin'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Odin’
- Pierot classification: standard ivy, ivy with fan-shaped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: discovered in a garden centre in Remscheid, Germany and named at the 2007 meeting of the German Ivy Society.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Odin’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general, not very pronounced
- Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green, with light cream variegation
- Colour of veins: green
- Leaf shape: asymmetrical
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
- Stem: fairly branched
- Internodes: 3 to 4 cm
- Length of petiole: 3 to 4 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Odin’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, hanging
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, like a faithful lover, wrapped itself around the columns, unaffected by the passage of time.”
Oscar Wilde, The Portrait of Dorian Gray
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climbing, Hanging |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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