Hedera helix ‘Alt Heidelberg’ - Ornamental ivy
Forms beautiful fasciations that give it a very distinctive compact character.
Differs considerably from other ivies in that its tiny leaves resemble oak leaves. Foliage dark green, asymmetrical, rhomboid to spatulate. Blunt, rounded tips, edges often rolled under.
A low-growing variety that can be kept as a pot or hanging plant or planted in small areas in part-shade. Ivy well suited to being pruned for bonsai. Caution: sometimes produces long shoots that need to be removed.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Alt Heidelberg’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Alt Heidelberg’, It forms beautiful fasciations that give it a very distinctive compact character.
It differs considerably from other ivies in that its tiny leaves resemble oak leaves. The foliage of this variety is dark green, asymmetrical, rhomboid to spatulate. The tips are blunt and rounded, the edges often rolled under.
It is a low-growing plant that can be kept as a pot or hanging plant or planted in small areas in part-shade. This ivy is well suited to being pruned for bonsai. Beware, it sometimes produces long shoots that need to be removed.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck in 1972 at the monastery in Neuburg, Germany. It is the result of a mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Alt Heidelberg'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Alt Heidelberg’
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, curiosity ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Merion Beauty’ selected by Brother Ingobert Heieck in 1972 at the monastery of Neuburg, Germany.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Alt Heidelberg’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 1.5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish brown
- Branches: very branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Alt Heidelberg’
- Exposure: part shade
- Hardiness: -19°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Uses: ground cover, pot, window box, hanging baskets, bonsai, houseplant
- Development: moderate, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy wrapped around the stones like an embrace of nature on what was once alive.”
Charlotte Brontë, Villette
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Trapu, Very branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Ground cover, House plants, Pots or planters, Hanging plants |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Very good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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