Hedera helix ‘Kaleidoscope’ - Ornamental ivy
A highly original variegated variety with fan-shaped, embossed leaves.
Composed of three to five pointed lobes, directed forwards and curved downwards. Terminal lobe longer than the lateral lobes. Base of leaf wedge-shaped. Blade wavy at edges, glossy dark green splashed with cream and grey. Variegation radiating from the point of leaf attachment.
A compact, slow-growing ivy that is ideal for pots.
From 5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Kaleidoscope’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Kaleidoscope’, is a highly original variegated variety with fan-shaped embossed leaves.
They are composed of three to five pointed lobes, which face forwards and curve downwards. The terminal lobe is longer than the lateral lobes. The base of the leaf is wedge-shaped. The leaf blade is wavy at the edges. It is shiny dark green splashed with cream and grey. The variegation radiates from the point of leaf attachment.
This compact, slow-growing ivy is perfect for pots, among other uses.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 1993 in a private garden near Richmond, Virginia, USA. It appears to be a mutation of ‘Boskoop’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Kaleidoscope'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Kaleidoscope’
- Pierot classification: fan ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: supposed sport of ‘Boskoop’ discovered in a private garden near Richmond, Virginia, USA, in 1993.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Kaleidoscope’
- Growth habit: stocky, compact, tufted
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 3.5 cm
- Leaf colour: shiny dark green splashed with grey and cream.
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red
- Branches: very branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Kaleidoscope’
- Exposure: sun, 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, pots, hanging baskets
- Development: moderate, 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 does cuneiform mean?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘wedge-shaped’ is generally applied to the apex (tip) or base of the leaf and means ‘wedge-shaped’. It therefore refers to a leaf whose apex or base forms an angle (obtuse or acute).
Ivy in literature
“The house was drowned in ivy, which seemed to embrace it in a tender melancholy”
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Tufted, Trapu, Very branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped, From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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