Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Anne So’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Anne So’, is a climbing plant much appreciated for its beauty and elegant appearance.
Its foliage turns bright red in winter, highlighting its light green veins. The leaves are three-lobed, with a cordate base.
It is a vigorous ivy that beautifully decorates the supports on which it clings.
History
Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Anne So’ is an ivy selected by O. Arcelus in the Morvan.
Technical details - 'Anne So' ivy'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Anne So’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe
- Origin of cultivar: selected by O. Arcelus in Morvan (France)
Description of Hedera helix ‘Anne So’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 3
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour variations: foliage turns red in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole : between green and purple
Advice on planting, cultivation and maintenance of Hedera helix ‘Anne So’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus
- Use: climber, ground cover
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
More red foliage in winter
Our collection includes almost sixty ivy plants whose foliage turns red in winter.
You can find them all by selecting« Red foliage in winter« .
Ivy in literature
“The leaves of the ivy whisper stories that time does not erase.»





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