Hedera helix ‘Jack Frost’ - Ornamental ivy
A particularly attractive variety in the garden with its large, slightly crinkled leaves and its green-grey colour.
Blade made up of 3 blunt or pointed lobes, medium green in colour slightly mottled with creamy white and grey, especially in spring when growth resumes.
A fairly vigorous ivy that can be used as a climber or ground cover.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Jack Frost’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Jack Frost’, This is a particularly attractive variety in the garden with its large, slightly crinkled leaves and its green-grey colour.
The leaf blade is made up of 3 blunt or pointed lobes, medium green in colour, slightly mottled with creamy white and grey, especially in spring when growth resumes.
This is a fairly vigorous ivy that can be used both as a climber and as ground cover.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Willie Freeland in the United States before 1976 and was originally named ‘Silver Queen’.’
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Jack Frost'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Jack Frost’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: discovered by Willie Freeland in the United States before 1976
Description of Hedera helix ‘Jack Frost’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 5 to 7 cm
- Leaf colour: medium green, slightly mottled with creamy white and grey
- Leaf apex: acute or blunt
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Internodes: 1.5 to 2.5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Jack Frost’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -10°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, hanging baskets, pots
- Development: vigorous, rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy curled around the columns, adding a touch of life to the coldness of the stones.”
Oscar Wilde, Salomé
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Ramified, Spread out, Extended |
| Type of foliage and colour | Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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