Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé' - Algerian Ivy 'Chloé
Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé' - Algerian Ivy 'Chloé
Ivy that takes on beautiful hues in winter, with blood-red leaves.
A vigorous ivy, it produces annual shoots over a meter long.
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Description
Algerian ivy - Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé
In a nutshell
Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé' was found near a village in Seine et Marne.
It takes on beautiful hues in winter, with blood-red leaves.
Vigorous, it produces annual shoots of over a metre.
To be planted in a sheltered spot, it didn't survive outside in the Morvan at a temperature of -12°C, but in an unheated greenhouse, no problem.
Perhaps it was originally bred from Algeriensis 'Montgomery'?
The question of circumstance
Is Algerian ivy 'Chloé' invasive?
Chloé' ivy, Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé', grows generously. Is this a defect or a quality? It's undoubtedly a quality for those with space who want to cover a floor or wall fairly quickly, for example. In a small space, this ivy will find itself a little cramped.
There are many varieties of ivy, some of which are not at all invasive. To make your choice in this category, take a look at slow-growing orcompact ivies.
Above all, ivy stands up well to pruning. You can even prune it severely. It will re-grow its foliage with no problem. You can also restrict it to a specific area, or give it a particular shape, rather like a topiary.
Technical data
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species: algeriensis
- Cultivar: 'Chloé
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: North Africa, notably northern Algeria and northern Tunisia
- Origin of cultivar: found in Seine et Marne, near a village
Description of Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé'
- Growth habit: spreading, creeping or climbing
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 19 cm
- Sheet width: 20 cm
- Leaf base: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Leaf color: light to dark green
- Color variations: blood-red in winter
- Color of veins: purple-tinted
- Stem color: green, sometimes spotted with purple
- Petiole color: brown
- Petiole length: 5 to 17 cm
- Hair: scaly, 10 to 18 bristles
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé'.
- Exposure: sun, shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -10°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: vigorous
- Growth rate: shoots of 1 metre / year
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Further information
| Weight | ND |
|---|---|
| Development | Vigorous |
| Foliage | Red in winter, Green |
| Usage | Climber |
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Growing our ivy
All our ivy is grown outdoors. The cuttings are planted in 9 cm pots. They grow there for about 1 year.
They are then repotted into 1-liter containers. These are then repotted 1 year later into 2-liter containers. In the case of climbing ivy, a stake (usually 50 cm long) is placed in the pot to support the ivy. One or two years later, the ivy is repotted into a 4-litre container. If it's a climber, the stake is replaced with a new 1.20 m to 2 m stake, depending on the plant's development.
The containers are placed in a shaded area, either by trees or by a canopy.
Ivy is not "grown" with fertilizer. Only a change of substrate at each repotting provides the nourishment needed for natural, healthy growth.
Bred the hard way, ivy will be much better able to acclimatize to your garden.
The different containers
You can find our ivy in the following containers:
- 9 cm bucket
- 1-litre pot, with or without stake
- 2-litre pot, with or without stake
- 4-litre pot with or without stake
- large pot of 5.5 liters, 7 liters, 9 liters or more.
Shipment of your ivy parcel
We ship every week. They are dispatched on Mondays via Colissimo. So, in the vast majority of cases, the parcel arrives in the middle of the week and doesn't have to sit in a warehouse all weekend.
Orders are prepared on the Friday before dispatch. This gives the jars time to drain over the weekend if they are damp. This prevents the jars from dampening and weakening the shipping carton.
So, in concrete terms, order before Thursday evening if you want your package of ivy to arrive in the course of the following week.
Each pot is wrapped in stretch film to hold the substrate in place throughout the journey. The stakes are removed to optimize space in the parcel.
What should I do when my parcel arrives?
As soon as you receive your parcel, open it so that the plants can breathe and see the light as soon as possible. Unpack carefully, taking care not to damage the plants. Soak the pots in water for about ten minutes to rewet them.
How to plant your ivy?
Careful planting is crucial to your plant's development.
Prepare a hole three times as wide and twice as deep as the pot. In this way, you'll create a well-loosened space in which the roots can begin to settle easily. Once they're well established, they'll be strong enough to explore further and deeper, depending on their needs.
Water generously after planting, even if it's raining. The purpose of this watering is to make the soil stick to the roots for a good start.
Mulch at the foot of your plant to keep it cool and prevent unwanted growth.
During the first year, don't neglect watering if the weather is dry, and especially if it's hot. Once well established (after a year or two), ivy will take care of itself. In most cases, it will no longer need watering if planted in the ground. Of course, if it's in a pot, you'll still need to water it regularly. But be careful not to over-water, as ivy dies much more easily from over-watering than from under-watering.
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