Hedera helix ‘Henriette’ - Ornamental ivy
A slow-growing cultivar with asymmetrical, oblong or elliptical leaves that are rarely lobed, or with auriculate basal lobes.
Green leaves splashed with green and grey with irregular cream margins, or sometimes mainly cream with green freckles.
This ivy will form an elegant mound of splashed leaves in sun or part-shade.
Voted Ivy of the Year by the American Ivy Society in 2012.
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Henriette’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Henriette’, This is a slow-growing cultivar with asymmetrical, oblong or elliptical leaves that are rarely lobed, or with auriculate basal lobes.
Its leaves are green and splashed with green and grey with irregular cream margins, or sometimes mainly cream with green freckles. The stems are medium to thin, pink and green in colour, with an upright habit.
This ivy will form an elegant mound of splashed leaves in sun or part-shade.
This cultivar was voted Ivy of the Year by the American Ivy Society in 2012.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Kolibri’ discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Neubourg monastery.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Henriette'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Henriette’
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, curiosity, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Kolibri’, discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Monastery of Neubourg.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Henriette’
- Growth habit: ground cover
- Number of lobes: usually 0, sometimes 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 2.5 to 3.5 cm
- Leaf width: 0.75 to 1.5 cm
- Leaf base: auriculate and truncated
- Leaf apex: obtuse and rounded
- Leaf colour: white to cream with dark green spots
- Colour of veins: greenish white
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green to purplish red
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Henriette’
- 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, window box, hanging baskets, houseplant
- Development: slow
- 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 an auricle leaf?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
An ivy leaf is said to be auriculate when its base is shaped like ears.
Ivy in literature
“There are days when, like ivy, we cling to memories.»
Victor Hugo, Les Contemplations
Additional information
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
|---|---|
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Compact, Spread out, Semi-evergreen, Tufted |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | Ivy of the year |
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