It has a very harmonious appearance, which probably explains its name ...

A beautiful variety with broad green leaves and 5 to 7 pointed lobes of almost equal size, giving the leaf an almost rounded appearance. Slightly undulating margins. Young, light green leaves.

Ivy that deserves to be showcased, in a large pot for example.

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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Brahms’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Brahms’, It has a completely harmonious appearance, which probably explains its name ...

This beautiful variety has broad green leaves with 5 to 7 pointed lobes of almost equal size, giving the leaf an almost rounded appearance. The margins are slightly wavy. Young leaves are light green in colour.

This is an ivy that deserves to be showcased, in a large pot for example.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Hanna Grzeszczak-Nowak at the Wojslawice arboretum in Poland in 1993.

Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Brahms'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : helix
  • Cultivar : ‘Brahms’
  • Pierot classification: fan-shaped ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of cultivar : discovered in 1993 by Hanna Grzeszczak-Nowak at the Wojslawice arboretum, Poland.

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Brahms’

  • Growth habit: spreading, stocky
  • Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general, pointed
  • Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
  • Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
  • Leaf colour: green
  • Colour variation: young leaves: light green
  • Colour of veins: light green
  • Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
  • Length of petiole: 2 to 5 cm
  • Branches: fairly widespread
  • Mattress thickness: fairly thick
  • Internodes: 2 to 4 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Brahms’

  • 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, pot, window box, houseplant
  • Development: medium
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Ivy in literature

Ivy snaked through the cracks in the stones, like a thread of life clinging to the past.

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

6 to 10 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

3 to 5 containers

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General appearance

Straw, 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

Average

Vigorous development

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Fan-shaped

Reward obtained

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