Hedera helix ‘Dragon Claw’ - Ornamental ivy
It has broad, strongly undulating leaves with long petioles.
Leaf composed of 5 pointed, scurved and twisted lobes. Base of leaf cordate. Colour of leaves medium matte green at maturity, turning reddish in winter. In spring, new hairy growth with a silvery, slightly pink appearance.
Ivy is suitable for large pots or hanging baskets, but also as ground cover, even in dry conditions.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Dragon Claw’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Dragon Claw’, It has broad, strongly undulating leaves with long petioles.
The leaf is made up of 5 pointed, scurved and twisted lobes. The base of the leaf is cordate. The colour of the leaves is medium matt green at maturity, and may turn reddish in winter. New growth in spring is hairy with a silvery, slightly pink appearance.
This ivy is suitable for large pots or hanging baskets, but also as ground cover, even in dry conditions.
History
This cultivar was found by Leo Swicegood in a park in Norfolk, Virginia, USA in the 1970s.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Dragon Claw'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Dragon Claw’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar : found by Leo Swicegood in a park in Norfolk, Virginia, USA in the 1970s.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Dragon Claw’
- Growth habit: spreading, tufted
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 to 8 cm
- Leaf width: 8 to 10 cm
- Leaf colour: medium matt green
- Leaf colour variation: possibly reddish in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Dragon Claw’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -12°C
- Soil moisture: fresh or dry soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, topiary, houseplant
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbed like a slow, patient hand, caressing every crack in the stone.”
John Keats, Complete odes
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Spread out, Tufted |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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