Hedera hibernica ‘Bois de Cise’ - Irish ivy
Irish ivy with dark green, slightly wavy leaves.
Blade formed of 5 lobes with shallow sinuses.
Interesting as a shade climber.
From 5.90 €
Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Bois de Cise’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Bois de Cise’, It has dark green, slightly undulating leaves.
The leaf blade consists of 5 lobes with shallow sinuses. The base is usually cordate.
This ivy is an interesting climber for shade.
History
This cultivar was collected by Olivier Arcelus in the Bois de Cise, near the Baie de Somme, in Picardy, France.
Detailed sheet - Hedera hibernica 'Bois de Cise'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species :hibernica
- Cultivar : ‘Bois de Cise’ (Cise Wood)’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Atlantic coast of Europe
- Origin of cultivar: harvested in the Bois de Cise in Picardy, France.
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Bois de Cise’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: usually 5 very shallow lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark red
- Length of petiole: 3 to 6 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, smaller than in Hedera helix.
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Bois de Cise’
- Exposure: shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climbing
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“They were vast heaps of stone where you could make out the vague shapes of castles and temples, covered in a world of flowering zoophytes, and to which, instead of ivy, seaweed and rockweed made a thick plant mantle. ”
Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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 | Little branched, Trapu |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, 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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