Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’ - Algerian Ivy ‘Chloé’
Found near a village in Seine et Marne.
Turns a beautiful colour in winter, with blood-red leaves. Vigorous, producing annual shoots of over a metre. It should be placed in a sheltered spot. It did not survive outdoors in the Morvan at a temperature of -12°C, but it did not have any problems in an unheated greenhouse.
Ivy is more comfortable crawling than climbing.
Description
Algerian ivy - Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’
In a nutshell
Algerian ivy, Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’was found near a village in Seine et Marne.
It takes on beautiful colours in winter, with blood-red leaves. Vigorous, it produces annual shoots of over a metre. It should be planted in a sheltered spot. It did not survive outside in the Morvan at a temperature of -12°C, but no problem in an unheated greenhouse.
This ivy is more comfortable crawling than climbing.
History
This cultivar was found near a village in Seine et Marne. Perhaps it originally came from a Hedera algeriensis ‘Montgomery’?
Technical leaflet - Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé' (Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé')'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : algeriensis
- Cultivar: ‘Chloé’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: North Africa, particularly northern Algeria and northern Tunisia
- Origin of cultivar: found in Seine et Marne, near a village
Description of Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’
- Port: extended
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 19 cm
- Sheet width: 20 cm
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Leaf colour: light to dark green
- Colour variations: blood-red in winter
- Colour of veins: purple-tinted
- Stem colour: green, sometimes spotted with purple
- Petiole colour: brown
- Length of petiole: 5 to 17 cm
- Hair: scaly, 10 to 18 bristles
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’
- Exposure: sun, shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -9°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover
- Development: vigorous
- Growth rate: shoots of 1 metre/year
- 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 ...
Are all ivies invasive?
Some ivy grows generously. Is this a defect or a virtue? It's undoubtedly a plus for those who have the space and want to cover a floor or wall fairly quickly, for example. In a small space, this ivy will be a little cramped.
For the others, there are many varieties of ivy, some of which are not at all invasive. To make your choice in this category, consult the slow-growing ivy or thehe compact ivy.
Above all, ivy bears pruning very well. You can even prune it severely. It will re-grow its foliage with no problem. You can also restrict it to a particular area, or give it a particular shape, rather like a topiary.
Ivy in literature
“Ivy embraces, like a forgotten oath, and holds back what flees.”
Paul Claudel, Partage de Midi
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 | Extended |
| Type of foliage and colour | Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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