Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’, is a variety with cordate foliage, not lobed, criss-crossed with diffuse veins.
The stems are stubby and the clump is not very dense.
This is a pretty creeping cultivar for a small space in the garden.
History
This cultivar was passed on to us by Elfriede, an Austrian ivy enthusiast.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Typ Neuss'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Typ Neuss’
- 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: passed on by Elfriede, an Austrian ivy enthusiast
Description of Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’
- Port: stocky, sparse
- Number of lobes: unlobed
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: fairly dark green
- Colour of veins: diffuse green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: rounded to acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Length of petiole: 5 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 4 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’
- Exposure: shade, 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, pot, houseplant
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“He thought of those old ivy-covered walls, whose decrepitude was even becoming decorative.”







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