Hedera helix ‘Luzii’ - Ornamental ivy
Very vigorous, with annual shoots up to a metre long, fairly branchy.
Foliage is grey-green-yellow, mottled with green and grey. Takes on its colour in midsummer, with the young leaves rather lighter.
Ivy to be used on walls, embankments or tree trunks, preferably facing east or north, taking care to trim it back to reduce its thickness. Can form very large mats.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Luzii’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Luzii’, It is very vigorous. It produces annual shoots up to a metre long. It is quite branchy.
Its foliage is grey-green-yellow, mottled with darker green and grey-green. It takes on its full colour in midsummer, with the young leaves becoming lighter.
Ivy should be used on walls, embankments or tree trunks, preferably facing east or north, taking care to trim it back to reduce its thickness. It can form very thick mats. It quickly matures in sunny conditions.
History
This cultivar was discovered by the Ernst Luz nursery, Germany, around 1950.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Luzii'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Luzii’
- 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: discovered by the Ernst Luz nursery, Germany, around 1950
Description of Hedera helix ‘Luzii’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: yellow-green punctuated with green and grey.
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Luzii’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- 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, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Under the shade of the ivy, the walls seemed older, as if they held forgotten secrets.”
James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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