Hedera helix ‘Courage’ - Ornamental ivy
A handsome climber with original foliage.
Leaves with more or less large teeth. Blade dark green in the centre with light green or chartreuse margins. These shades are much more pronounced in sunny locations.
This ivy is particularly suitable for hanging baskets, but also makes an excellent ground cover or an elegant climber.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Courage’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Courage’, is a beautiful climber with original foliage.
The edge of the leaf has teeth of varying size. The palmate leaf has 5 to 7 lobes. The base is cordate. The leaf blade is dark green in the centre and edged with light green or chartreuse green. These shades are much more pronounced in sunny locations.
This ivy is particularly suitable for hanging baskets, but also makes an excellent ground cover or an elegant climber.
History
This variety of ivy is a mutation of ‘Maple Leaf‘discovered by Emily Barbee in her nursery in Virginia, USA
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Courage'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Courage’
- Pierot classification: bird's-foot leaves, variegated leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar : discovered in 2000 by Emily Barbee in her nursery in Virginia, USA
Description of Hedera helix ‘Courage’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general, plus small teeth of varying size
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green in the centre and light green or chartreuse on the margins
- Colour of veins: light green
- Stems: well-branched
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Courage’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: 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 does palmate mean?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘palmatifide‘applies to a leaf with several lobes organised along the veins, all of which fan out from the top of the petiole. The indentations between the lobes almost reach the middle of each half-lobe.
Ivy in literature
“The house, overgrown with ivy, seemed to have been forgotten by the world, but not by time.”
George Sand, La Mare au Diable
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Spread out, Extended |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Panaché, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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