Hedera helix ‘White Ripple’- Ornamental ivy
A stocky, slow-growing variety with few branches.
Small, toothed leaves with 5 to 7 pointed lobes pointing forwards.
Blade green with grey flecks and wide creamy-white margins. Irregular variegation along the margin, sometimes extending towards the centre.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘White Ripple’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘White Ripple’, is a stocky, slow-growing variety with few branches.
The small, toothed leaves have 5 to 7 pointed lobes facing forwards.
The green leaf blade is mottled grey with wide creamy white margins. The variegation is irregular, occurring at the edge and sometimes spilling out towards the centre.
History
This cultivar, of unknown origin, was introduced by Hedera Plant BV, Netherlands in 1996.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'White Ripple'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘White Ripple’
- Pierot classification: fan-leaved ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown, introduced by Hedera Plant BV, Netherlands, in 1996
Description of Hedera helix ‘White Ripple’
- Growth habit: stocky, thick
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: medium green with a more or less broad white margin
- Colour of veins: cream
- Stem and petiole colour: greenish-red stems, green petioles
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘White Ripple’
- Exposure: shade, 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, climber, pot, window box
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Nature comes to the rescue of all those who have been abandoned; where everything is lacking, it gives itself back in its entirety; it blooms anew and revives where everything has collapsed; it has ivy for stones and love for people.”
Victor Hugo
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Thick |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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