Hedera helix ‘Butterfly’ - Ornamental ivy
Miniature ivy with small variegated leaves.
Shaped with 0 to 3 pointed, forward-pointing lobes. Bright dark green blade, splashed with white, grey and yellow. Stalks short and purple-tinged.
A well-branched ivy with a compact habit and modest growth. Use it to garnish a pot or to decorate a small area of your garden.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Butterfly’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Butterfly’, is a miniature ivy with small variegated leaves.
They have 0 to 3 pointed lobes pointing forwards. The leaf blade is a luminous dark green, splashed with white, grey and yellow. The petioles are short and purple-tinged.
This is a well-branched ivy with a compact habit and modest growth. You can use it to decorate a pot or a small area of your garden.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Butterfly'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Butterfly’
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Butterfly’
- Port : compact
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green splashed with white, grey and yellow
- Colour of veins: grey-green or cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Length of petiole: 1 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Butterfly’
- 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, pots, window boxes
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy entwined the old towers, reminding us of nature's eternal triumph over man.”
Walter Scott, The Monastery
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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