Hedera helix ‘Brahms’ - Ornamental ivy
It has a very harmonious appearance, which probably explains its name ...
A beautiful variety with broad green leaves and 5 to 7 pointed lobes of almost equal size, giving the leaf an almost rounded appearance. Slightly undulating margins. Young, light green leaves.
Ivy that deserves to be showcased, in a large pot for example.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Brahms’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Brahms’, It has a completely harmonious appearance, which probably explains its name ...
This beautiful variety has broad green leaves with 5 to 7 pointed lobes of almost equal size, giving the leaf an almost rounded appearance. The margins are slightly wavy. Young leaves are light green in colour.
This is an ivy that deserves to be showcased, in a large pot for example.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Hanna Grzeszczak-Nowak at the Wojslawice arboretum in Poland in 1993.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Brahms'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Brahms’
- Pierot classification: fan-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar : discovered in 1993 by Hanna Grzeszczak-Nowak at the Wojslawice arboretum, Poland.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Brahms’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general, pointed
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour variation: young leaves: light green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
- Length of petiole: 2 to 5 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Internodes: 2 to 4 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Brahms’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, 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, houseplant
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy snaked through the cracks in the stones, like a thread of life clinging to the past.”
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Straw, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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