Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’ - Ornamental ivy
A variety with large, crinkled leaves and irregular variegation.
The leaves are strongly undulating, with 3 to 5 more or less twisted or cristate lobes. Blade coloured green and grey-green in the centre and more or less broadly margined with creamy white. Turns pink in winter.
Fast-growing, elegant and bright ivy. This variety looks great in pots inside the house. Can also be used as ground cover, or climbing outside along a wall.
This variety won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’, is a variety with large crinkled leaves and irregular variegation.
Its strongly undulating leaves are composed of 3 to 5 more or less twisted or cristate lobes. The leaf blade is coloured green and grey-green in the centre and more or less broadly edged with creamy white. It turns pink in winter.
This is a fast-growing, elegant and bright ivy. This variety looks great in pots inside the house. But it can also be used as ground cover, or climbing outside along a wall.
This variety of ivy was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Harald’, discovered in Franz Rogman's nursery in Germany in 1976.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Caecilia'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Caecilia’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, 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 of ‘Harald’, discovered in Franz Rogman's nursery in Germany in 1976.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: various shades of green in the centre, edged with creamy white
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Branches: more or less branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -7°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, window box, houseplant
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy-covered stones seemed to whisper forgotten memories to the passing wind.”
George Sand, Consuelo
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Curly or wavy, Variegated white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | RHS Garden Merit Award |
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