Hedera helix ‘Pedata’ - Ornamental ivy
This variety is a good example of ivy with bird's-foot-shaped leaves.
Leaves with 5 narrow lobes, although those produced during summer growth are slightly wider. Blade dull dark green with attractive whitish-grey veins. Base of leaves hastate.
Mainly climbing ivy, vigorous, self-branching, quickly occupying a space. Not very thick clump of foliage.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Pedata’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pedata’ is a variety that is a good example of ivy with bird's-foot-shaped leaves.
They have 5 narrow lobes, although those produced during summer growth are slightly wider. Careful selection must be carried out regularly to preserve the type characterised by its narrow lobes. The leaf blade is a dull dark green with attractive whitish-grey veins. The base of the leaves is hastated.
This is a vigorous, mainly climbing ivy. Self-branching, it quickly occupies a space. However, the foliage is not very thick.
History
This cultivar was collected from the wild in Scotland in the 1860s.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Pedata'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Pedata’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: found in the wild in Scotland in the 1860s
Description of Hedera helix ‘Pedata’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: whitish
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Stem: well-branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Pedata’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -19°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pots, window boxes, climbers
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The old stones, covered in ivy, seemed to weep for memories erased by the years.”
James Joyce, Dubliners
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Very good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's paw |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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