Hedera helix ‘Nightfall’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with leaves that are often unlobed, yellow-green when young and dark green thereafter.
The base of the leaf is cordate with a rounded tip.
Squat habit. Perfect in window boxes.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Nightfall’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Nightfall’, The leaves are soft green when young, turning dark green thereafter. They are usually not lobed.
The base of the leaf is cordate, while the apex is slightly rounded.
This plant has a stocky habit and is perfect for window boxes.
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of ‘Hester’ that appeared in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Nightfall'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Nightfall’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Hester’ grown in our nursery.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Nightfall’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: soft green, then dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Length of petiole: 3 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Internodes: 1 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Nightfall’
- 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, pot, window box
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“You love me like the ivy, driven by its species instinct, that wraps its bunches around the trunk of the elm!”
Halm, Efeu und Ulme
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 1 to 2 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Medium |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Common ivy |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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