Hedera helix ‘Agile’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy similar to the type, forming dark green leaves with five lobes.
Mutation appeared on the nursery from ‘Bill Archer’.
Good ground cover.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Agile’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Agile’, is an ivy close to the type, forming dark green leaves with five lobes.
Mutation appeared on the nursery from ‘Bill Archer’.
Good ground cover
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of ‘Bill Archer’ which appeared in the nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Agile'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Agile’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Bill Archer’ that appeared in the nursery
Description of Hedera helix ‘Agile’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Agile’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- 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
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy covered the façade, as if to conceal the past.”
Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Slightly branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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