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.

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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)
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Ivy in literature

“On the grave, entwined with ivy, she sleeps the eternal sleep.

Theodor Storm, Zur Ruh

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

21 to 50 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

0 container

Large stock items

0 big topic

General appearance

Fairly branched, Stocky

Type of foliage and colour

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover, Climber

Exhibition

Part shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Easy

Speed

Average

Vigorous development

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Ivy type

Reward obtained

No known reward

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