Hedera helix ‘Perle’ - Ornamental ivy
Leaves either unlobed or three-lobed, almost rounded, scurved at the edges and sometimes misshapen.
Blade green or grey-green in the centre, more or less edged with cream and/or white.
Cultivar producing both upright, thickened stems and long, creeping shoots. Good ground cover for small areas, excellent in pots or window boxes.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Perle’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pearl’, The leaves are either unlobed or three-lobed, almost rounded, scurved along the edges and sometimes misshapen.
The leaf blade, green or grey-green in the centre, is more or less edged with cream and/or white.
This cultivar produces both thick, upright stems and long, creeping shoots. It is a good ground cover plant for small areas, excellent in pots or window boxes.
History
This cultivar was selected by Brother Ingobert Heieck, from the monastery in Neuburg, Germany, in 1980. It is a mutation of ‘Harald’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Perle'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Perle’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ‘Harald’ sport’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Perle’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually unlobed, sometimes three-lobed
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green and grey-green, with cream and white margins
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: more or less cordate
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Stem: well-branched
- Internodes: 2-3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Perle’
- Exposure : sun
- 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, rockery, hanging baskets, topiary
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, eternal green, adorns the grey stones that time has forgotten.”
William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Panaché |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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