Hedera helix ‘White Snow’ - Ornamental ivy
Magnificent variegated ivy. Leaves are tinted several shades of green at the heart of the leaf blade, with a broad cream border around the edges. Depending on the weather, a mauve border adds to the charm of this beautiful ivy.
You can use it in pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, as a houseplant or as ground cover in the garden.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘White Snow’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘White Snow’, is a magnificent variegated ivy.
The leaves are tinted several shades of green at the heart of the leaf blade, with a broad cream border around the edges. As an added bonus, depending on the weather, a mauve border adds to the charm of this beautiful ivy.
You can use it in pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, as a houseplant or as ground cover in the garden.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'White Snow'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘White Snow’
- Pierot classification: 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 ‘White Snow’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: green with creamy flecks
- Colour of veins: light green and cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘White Snow’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pots, planters, hanging baskets, ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
A question of circumstances
Are there any other variegated ivy?
You'll find plenty of other variegated ivy on this site, with shades of green, yellow, white, cream and even pink! More than 150 varieties await you:
All these ivy plants are great for brightening up dark corners in the garden. But they're also perfect as houseplants, helping to purify the air.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy caressed the columns of the temple, as time caresses memories.”
Marcel Proust, À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging plants |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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