Hedera hibernica ‘China Plate’ - Irish Ivy
Broad, dark green, curved foliage with an attractive sheen. Leaves with 3 to 5 lobes, more or less deep and usually pointed. Stalks up to 15 cm long, dark red in colour.
Stem sparsely branched, internodes about ten centimetres apart.
An ivy with a shallow bedding that makes a good, fast-growing climber.
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Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘China Plate’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘China Plate’, This variety has broad, curved, dark green, shiny foliage. The leaves have 3 to 5 lobes, varying in depth and usually pointed. The dark red petioles can reach 15 cm in length.
The stem has few branches and the internodes are about ten centimetres apart.
This is an ivy with a thin mat, which makes a good, fast-growing climber.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 1975 in Newborough Wood, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'China Plate'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar: ‘China Plate’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, on the Atlantic coast, from Portugal to Scotland
- Origin of cultivar: found in Newborough Wood, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, in 1975
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘China Plate’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 10 cm
- Sheet width: 12 cm
- Colour of leaf: medium to dark green, shiny
- Colour of veins: green
- Stem: lightly branched
- Petiole length; up to 15 cm
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Node spacing: 10 cm
- Colour of stem and petiole: red
- Hair: stellate, small
Advice on planting, growing and caring for Hedera hibernica ‘China Plate’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- 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: vigorous, rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The occasional question ...
What is a curved sheet?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
A leaf is said to be curved when its edges are curved upwards, The opposite of ‘curved’ is 'scurved'. The opposite of 'curved' is recurved, i.e. curved downwards.
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, a symbol of persistence, covered the forgotten gravestone.”
William Faulkner, Noise and Fury«
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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