Hedera helix ‘Blanc Vert’
Variegated ivy with dark green leaves in the centre, then grey-green and finally white around the edges.
The leaf blade is virtually unlobed or composed of 3 lobes.
The edges of the leaves turn pink in winter. A pretty ivy for pots or window boxes.
12.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Blanc Vert’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Blanc Vert’, is a variegated variety with dark green leaves in the centre, then grey-green and finally white around the edges.
The leaf blade is virtually unlobed or composed of 3 lobes.
The edges of the leaves turn pink in winter. A pretty ivy for pots or window boxes.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Anne-Marie’, selected by Olivier Arcelus at his nursery in Morvan, France.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Blanc Vert
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Blanc Vert’
- 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: sport from Hedera helix ‘Anne-Marie’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Blanc Vert’
- Growth habit: erect
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green, grey green and white
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Branches: few branches
- Internodes: less than 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Blanc Vert’
- Exposure: part shade
- Hardiness: -15°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, houseplant
- Development: modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“I love such ivy; bold to leap high, it was good at climbing...”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Dressed |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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