Hedera helix ‘On the Fritz’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with small bird's-foot leaves, forming an attractive, compact clump.
Very elongated lobes. Stems well-branched, with very short internodes.
Perfect for topiary, bonsai or pots, indoors or out.
From 6.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘On the Fritz’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘On the Fritz’, is an ivy with small bird's-foot leaves, forming an attractive, compact clump.
The 3 to 5 lobes are very elongated. The stems are well-branched, with very short internodes.
This plant is perfect for topiary and bonsai. It can also be used in pots, both indoors and out.
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of’Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’, which appeared in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'On the Fritz'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘On the Fritz’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- 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 ‘Evergreen’ in our nursery
Description of Hedera helix ‘On the Fritz’
- Growth habit: compact, tufted
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf width: 1 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: truncated to hastate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
- Length of petiole: 1 cm
- Branches: very branched
- Mattress thickness :
- Internodes: very short, less than 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘On the Fritz’
- 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: topiary, bonsai, pots, window boxes, houseplants
- Development: modest
- Growth rate: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“There, ivy jealous of immortality
Triumph in possessing what man has left behind”.”
Alphonse de Lamartine, La liberté, or a night in Rome
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 1 to 2 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Bush, Very branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Houseplant, Pots or jardinières, Rockery, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's paw |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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