Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’ - Ornamental ivy
A pretty, compact, self-branching cultivar with elegantly lobed, medium-sized variegated leaves.
Blade composed of 3 to 5 lobes coloured grey and green in the centre with wide, irregular creamy-white margins. Central lobe and main vein sometimes divided. Base of leaves cordate. Leaf slightly wavy.
An interesting ground cover, particularly for medium-sized areas in sunny locations.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’, This is an attractive, compact, self-branching cultivar with elegantly lobed, medium-sized variegated leaves.
The leaf blade consists of 3 to 5 lobes coloured grey and green in the centre with wide, irregular creamy-white margins. The central lobe and main vein are sometimes divided. The base of the leaves is cordate. The leaf is slightly wavy.
As the plants mature, they develop a bushier, more mature growth habit and have sharper, non-lobed triangular leaves. It is an interesting ground cover, particularly for medium-sized areas in sunny locations.
History
This cultivar was introduced by Gebr Stauss in Germany in 1977. It could be a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Gertrud Stauss'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Gertrud Stauss’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: possibly a sport of ‘Pittsburgh’, introduced by Gebr Stauss, Germany, in 1977.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: grey and green in the centre, with fairly wide creamy white margins
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -8°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, hanging baskets, window boxes
- Development: medium
- 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 ...
What is self-branching ivy?
Ivy can form long stems, like lianas, to which leaves are attached in alternate arrangements. For some ivy species, these stems are unbranched, meaning that no secondary branches grow from the vines. In this case, we would say that these ivies are not branched.
Conversely, in other species, numerous secondary branches grow from the main stem, in the leaf axils. These are known as branching ivy.
Ivy can be forced to form secondary branches by regular pruning. Those that form secondary branches without being pruned are known as ivy. self-ramifying (self-ramification or self-branching). The most typical of these is ‘Pittsburgh’ ivy (Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’).
Ivy in literature
“The ivy-covered walls were bathed in a green glow that seemed suspended in time.”
Virginia Woolf, The Years
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Bushy, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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