Hedera helix ‘Florida’ - Ornamental ivy
Forms vigorous shoots.
Green leaves with 5 to 7 deeply cut, pointed lobes.
As ground cover, it forms thin carpets. Can also be used in hanging baskets, where it forms magnificent hanging garlands. Suitable for both sun and shade.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Florida’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Florida’, It forms vigorous shoots.
The stems bear green leaves with 5 to 7 deeply cut, pointed lobes.
As ground cover, it forms thin carpets. You can also use it as a hanging plant, where it forms magnificent hanging garlands. Ivy thrives in both sun and shade.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Florida'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Florida’
- Pierot classification: bird's-foot 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 ‘Florida’
- Growth habit: spreading, bushy
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4.5 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Leaf shape: deeply cut and pointed lobes
- Base: truncated or sagittate
- Apex: pointed
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: green to purple-green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Florida’
- Exposure: sun, shade, 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, hanging baskets, pots
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Hanging ivy?
Ivy in literature
“Ivy wrapped itself around the crosses, adding a natural beauty to these symbols of eternity.”
Chateaubriand, Genius of Christianity
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, Spread out, Extended, Tufted |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's paw |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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