An uncommon ivy, with wavy-curled leaves, sometimes with small crystals on the margins.

Blade with 3 lobes. Stalk and young stems reddish.

A good choice for an original pot or bonsai.

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Description

Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Nico’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Nico’, is an uncommon ivy with wavy, curly leaves, sometimes with small cristae on the margins.

The leaf blade has 3 lobes. The petiole and young stems are reddish in colour.

A good choice for an original pot or bonsai.

History

This cultivar is the result of a mutation of’Hedera helix ‘Olive rose’ appeared in our nursery.

Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Nico'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Nico’
  • Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped 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 ‘Olive rose’

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Nico’

  • Growth habit: spreading
  • Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
  • Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
  • Colour of leaf: light green
  • Colour of veins: soft green
  • Base of leaf: truncated
  • Edge of blade: curled, sometimes with cristae
  • Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
  • Length of petiole: 3 cm
  • Branches: fairly widespread
  • Mattress thickness: not very thick
  • Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Nico’

  • 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: pot plants, houseplants, bonsai
  • Development: moderate
  • Growth rate: medium
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
  • Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
La boutique du lierre - Ivy garland

Ivy in literature

The ray that whitens the vast stone sides,
Sliding through the floating ivy,
Draw a luminous path through the enclosure”.”

Alphonse de Lamartine, La liberté, or a night in Rome

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

3 to 5 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

0 container

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0 big topic

General appearance

Fairly branched, Spread out

Type of foliage and colour

Curly or wavy, Green

Possible uses

Bonsai, Pots or planters

Exhibition

Semi-shade

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Medium

Speed

Slow

Vigorous development

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Wavy, curly or tight

Reward obtained

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