Hedera helix ‘Latina’ - Ornamental ivy
Superb, very bright and contrasting variegation.
Leaves more or less triangular in shape. Blade mottled with dark green, green and grey and broadly edged with creamy white.
An ivy with few branches and long internodes that reveal its leathery leaves. Use as ground cover or as a climber to brighten up a corner of the garden.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Latina’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Latina’, It has a superb, very bright and contrasting variegation.
The leaves are more or less triangular in shape. Some are cordate, others have 3 to 5 lobes. The leaf blade is speckled with dark green, green and grey, and broadly edged with creamy white.
This is an ivy with few branches and long internodes that reveal its tough leaves. Use as ground cover or as a climber to brighten up a corner of the garden.
History
A cultivar with this name was sent to Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Neuburg monastery by Gebr. Stauss in 1975.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Latina'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Latina’
- 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: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Latina’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4.5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: tbought of dark green, green and grey and widely edged with creamy white.
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Latina’
- 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, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The old columns were covered in ivy, dressed in a vigorous nature, indifferent to the past.»
E.M. Forster, Room with view
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Extended, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | White variegation, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Panaché |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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