Hedera helix ‘Sea Breeze’ - Ornamental ivy
A pretty cultivar with unusual foliage and a compact appearance.
Foliage is curled, wavy and splashed with green spots on a creamy white background. Blade composed of 5 shallow lobes. Edges of lobes rounded. Sometimes a touch of pink.
Slow-growing ivy with short internodes. Forms attractive carpets.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Sea Breeze’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sea Breeze’, is a pretty cultivar with unusual foliage and a compact appearance.
The foliage is curled, wavy and splashed with green spots on a creamy white background. The leaf blade has 5 shallow lobes. The edges of the lobes are rounded. A touch of pink sometimes adds to the show.
It is a slow-growing ivy with short internodes. All this contributes to the formation of attractive carpets.
History
This cultivar of unknown origin was introduced into cultivation in California, USA, in the 1990s.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Sea Breeze'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sea Breeze’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy curly leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Sea Breeze’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 0 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green and grey-green, creamy white on the margins
- Leaf shape: very wavy leaf edges
- Internodes: short
- Colour of veins: pink and cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink to red
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Sea Breeze’
- Exposure: part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Growing : easy
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pot or window box, hanging baskets, houseplant
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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As a result, some ivy plants have experienced long periods of drought without disappearing.
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Ivy in literature
“The ivy embraced the hundred-year-old trees, like a lost son finding his family.»
Jean Giono, Le Chant du monde
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Compact, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Variegated white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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