Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Agnès’
In a nutshell
Ivy with shiny leaves and attractively rounded lobes.
The leaf blade is furrowed with fine veins.
It is a good climber, forming a fairly dense carpet. It prefers well-lit areas.
History
The origin of this cultivar is unknown. It was in the collection of Olivier Arcelus.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Agnès'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Agnès’
- 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: unknown. It was in Olivier Arcelus' collection.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Agnès’
- Growth habit: climbing, ground cover
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Leaf width: 5 to 6 cm
- Colour of leaf: bright green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick, dense
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Agnès’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climber, ground cover
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“On the grave, entwined with ivy, she sleeps the eternal sleep.”







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