Hedera helix ‘Bodil’ - Ornamental ivy
Vigorous annual shoots.
Leaves fairly small, with 3 to 5 pointed lobes. Base of leaf cordate. Blade green with creamy white spots. Slightly reddish in winter at the level of the cream variegation for a very attractive effect. Stems with few branches and long internodes.
Ivy to be used as a climber to embellish trunks or walls, not thick enough to form a screen.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Bodil’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Bodil’, It produces vigorous annual shoots.
The leaves are fairly small, with 3 to 5 pointed lobes. The base of the leaf is cordate. The leaf blade is green with creamy white spots. The foliage glows slightly in winter at the level of the creamy mottling for a very attractive effect. The stems are sparsely branched with long internodes.
This is an ivy to be used as a climber to embellish trunks or walls. It is not thick enough to form a screen.
History
This cultivar, a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh’, was introduced from Denmark around 1954.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix "Bodil'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Bodil’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Pittsburgh’, introduced from Denmark around 1954.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Bodil’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green with creamy white spots
- Colour of veins: creamy green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red
- Branches: few branches
- Internodes: long
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Bodil’
- Exposure : 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, window box
- Development: rapid, vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy danced gently in the breeze, like a living poem written by nature.”
John Keats, Lamia
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched, Trapu |
| Type of foliage and colour | White variegation, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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