Hedera helix ‘Harlequin’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with slightly variegated leaves, in the form of fine cream borders around the leaf blade or at the tips of the lobes.
The leaves have 3 pointed lobes. The stems are slender and fairly branched.
It is a good climber, adapting to all types of exposure...
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Harlequin’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Harlequin’, This variety has slightly variegated leaves with fine cream-coloured borders around the leaf blade or at the tips of the lobes.
The leaves have 3 pointed lobes. The stems are slender and fairly branched.
It is a good climber, adapting to all types of exposure...
History
There is some ambiguity and confusion surrounding this cultivar name. According to Hervé Canals, it is synonymous with Hedera helix ‘Harlekijn’. For McAllister, it would be synonymous with Hedera hibernica ‘Variegata’. In our collection we have an ivy called Hedera hibernica ‘Harlequin’, but which is very different from Hedera helix ‘Harlequin’. According to Hatch, it is a mutation of ‘Anne-Marie’, but the description given does not correspond exactly to the one presented here.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Harlequin'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Harlequin’
- Classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown, or perhaps a mutation of ‘Anne-Marie’ bred at Whitehouse Nursery, UK, in 1987?
Description of Hedera helix ‘Harlequin’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green with fine cream margins
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Branches: fine, fairly branched stems
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Harlequin’
- 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: ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Lhe ivy will creep into the folds of your dress. It climbs high, wrapping itself around you, and the sap flowing through its tendrils excites you with its rustle.”
Rainer Maria Rilke, Requiem
NB: poets are not botanists. Ivy doesn't have tendrils like the Virginia creeper, but spikes. It's probably less poetic...
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 1 to 2 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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