Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Touch of Class’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Touch of Class’, Its emerald-green foliage is scoured at the edges and irregularly undulating.
The foliage, the size of a 1 Euro coin, is unvarying in colour. The leaves have 5 broad, pointed lobes. The base lobes are small. The leaf blade is thick and slightly wrinkled.
It is a compact, branching ivy with short internodes, fairly vigorous climber For use on walls, trunks or fences.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Perfection’, discovered in 1984 by Frank Batson of Angelwood Nursery in Woodburn, Oregon, USA.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Touch of Class'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Touch of Class’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Perfection’, selected by Frank Batson of Angelwood Nursery in Woodburn, Oregon, USA, in 1984.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Touch of Class’
- Growth habit: semi-erect, compact
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: emerald green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: brown
- Stem: branched
- Internodes: short
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Touch of Class’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -10°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, window box, hanging baskets, houseplant
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The occasional question ...
What is a recursive sheet?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
A leaf is said to be recurred when its edges are curved downwards, forming an inverted cup. The opposite of scurved is curved, i.e. bent upwards.
Ivy in literature
“Ivy crept between the stones, like memory between memories.”






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