Hedera helix ‘Parsley Crested’ - Ornamental ivy
A very decorative ivy with its almost round leaves, which are wavy and curled at the edges, a little like parsley.
Blade light to medium green, well veined. Superb copper-red veins in winter.
Its fairly long internodes give it a certain lightness despite its large leaves. This vigorous ivy can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
This ivy won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Parsley Crested’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Parsley Crested’, This is a very decorative ivy with its almost round, wavy leaves that are curled at the edges, a little like parsley...
They are composed of 5 very faint lobes. The leaf blade is light to medium green and well veined. Superb copper-red veins appear in winter. Leafy growths may appear on the main vein of the leaves on slower-growing stems.
The internodes are fairly long, giving it a certain lightness despite its large leaves. It is an ivy vigorous, can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
This ivy won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
History
This cultivar has been known and cultivated since the 1950s in the United States.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Parsley Crested'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Parsley Crested’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Parsley Crested’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf colour: light to medium green
- Colour of veins: cream, or coppery red in winter
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Parsley Crested’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -12°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: rapid, vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy grew silently, unaware of the fall of the civilisations that had preceded it.”
Oscar Wilde, The Portrait of Dorian Gray
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climbing, Hanging |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Wavy, curly or tight |
| Reward obtained | RHS Garden Merit Award |
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