Hedera hibernica ‘Big Shot’ - Ornamental ivy
Particularly vigorous ivy, comparable to the Colchis ivy.
Heart-shaped leaf, but can also be oval, not lobed, forming a convex cup. Glossy dark green blade, reddens in the sun and turns brown in cold winter conditions.
A powerful and very hardy ivy, very useful for covering large areas with its broad leaves and vigorous growth.
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Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Big Shot’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Big Shot’, is a particularly vigorous ivy, comparable to the Colchis ivy.
The leaf is heart-shaped, but can also be oval. Some also have small asymmetrical lateral legs, but more often the leaf is unlobed, forming a convex cup. The leaf blade is a shiny dark green. It turns red in the sun and can turn brown in cold winter conditions.
This is a powerful and very hardy ivy, very useful for covering large areas with its broad leaves and vigorous growth.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Detailed description - Hedera hibernica 'Big Shot'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar: ‘Big Shot’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, on the Atlantic coast, from Portugal to Scotland.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Big Shot’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: usually unlobed, sometimes 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 11 cm
- Sheet width: 8 cm
- Colour of leaf: shiny dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Length of petiole: 1 to 2 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 fairly small branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Big Shot’
- 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: ground cover, climber
- Development: very vigorous, rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The old wall, covered in ivy, seemed both alive and petrified in time.”
Henry James, The Europeans
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, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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