Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix 'Chamkorey
In a nutshell
This pretty ivy, Hedera helix 'Chamkorey', forms small, heart-shaped, light-green leaves.
Generally three shallow lobes, sometimes none at all, with edges curving downwards.
This cultivar was found in the Rogow arboretum in Poland. Use it as ground cover or to liven up your pots.
Technical data
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: 'Chamkorey'
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix 'Chamkorey'
- Growth habit: ground cover
- Number of lobes: usually 3 shallow lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf color: light green
- Color of veins: pink and cream
- Stem and petiole color: pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix 'Chamkorey
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, rockery, small gardens
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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