Hedera colchica - Caucasian ivy
Ivy with shiny, dark green, cordate leaves that can be rounded or pointed,
Botanical variety from the Caucasus region.
Withstands the sun well.
6.90 €
Description
Caucasian ivy - Hedera colchica
In a nutshell
Caucasian ivy, Hedera colchica, is a botanical variety which, as its name suggests, comes from the Caucasus region. This ivy has heart-shaped leaves, 5 to 10 cm long, without lobes, dark green, shiny, which can be rounded or pointed.
The stems are sparsely branched, thick and quickly become woody, with internodes of 6 to 10 cm. Stems and petioles are bronze-green.
This is a medium to fast-growing, climbing ivy.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 1978 by Mrs Lyndsay Bradler-Lawrence near Trabzon, Turkey, on the shores of the Black Sea.
Technical details - Hedera colchica
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : colchica
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Caucasus, western Asia
- Origin of the species: found in 1978 by Mrs Lyndsay Bradler-Lawrence near Trabzon, Turkey, on the shores of the Black Sea.
Description of Hedera colchica
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: unlobed
- Leaf length: 5 to 8 cm
- Sheet width: 6 to 8 cm
- Colour of leaf: shiny dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: bronze green
- Hairs: scaly, composed of 12 to 20 branches
Advice on planting, growing and caring for Hedera colchica
- Exposure: mid-shade, sun
- Hardiness: -17°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climbing
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy surrounds your foot, as loyalty surrounds the heart.”
Eduard Mörike, An eine Lampe
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Very good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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