Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles ox Heart’
Ivy with broad leaves and slightly undulating margins.
Blade generally composed of 3 to 5 lobes, dull medium green. Very beautiful winter colours.
Vigorous, climbing or ground-covering variety.
From 6.90 €
Description
Algerian ivy - Hedera algeriensis ‘Gloire de Marengo’
In a nutshell
Algerian ivy, Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles ox Heart’, is a broad-leaved ivy with slightly undulating margins.
The leaf blade generally has 3 to 5 lobes and is a dull medium green. It can sometimes be unlobed. This variety has beautiful winter colours.
It is a vigorous, climbing or ground-covering variety.
History
This cultivar is named after EA Bowles, an English horticulturist, who in his book «My Garden in Autumn and Winter» mentions an ivy called ‘Bullock's Heart Ivy’ forming a large mass with huge leaves. A surviving specimen was found in his garden in Enfield, Great Britain, in the 1980s.
Detailed sheet - Hedera algeriensis 'Bowles ox Heart'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : algeriensis
- Cultivar: ‘Bowles ox Heart’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: North Africa
- Origin of cultivar: from the garden of EA Bowles, in Enfield, Great Britain
Description of Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles ox Heart’
- Port : semi-erect
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general, sometimes 0
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: brownish green
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera algeriensis ‘Bowles ox Heart’
- 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, pot, hanging
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy embraces the old door, like my desire embraces your image.”
Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Semi-dried |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climbing, Hanging |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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