Hedera helix ‘Cheap Thrills’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact shrub.
Port due to a fasciation that increases the size of the leaves to form very large foliage, sometimes with an outgrowth in the centre. Asymmetrical leaves with 5 to 7 fan-shaped lobes, with no real central lobe. Green blade, sometimes turning slightly red in winter.
A variety for use as ground cover or in pots. As it matures, it sprouts and becomes an attractive, rather thick ground cover.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Cheap Thrills’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Cheap Thrills’; It has a compact shrub form.
This habit is due to fasciation, which increases the size of the leaves to form very large foliage, sometimes with an outgrowth in the centre. The leaves are asymmetrical with 5 to 7 fan-shaped lobes, with no real central lobe. The leaf blade is green, sometimes turning slightly red in winter.
This variety can be used as ground cover or in pots. As it ages, the clump sprouts and becomes an attractive, rather thick ground cover.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Cheap Thrills'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Cheap Thrills’
- Pierot classification: fan-leaved ivy, curiosity ivy
- 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 ‘Cheap Thrills’
- Growth habit: shrubby, semi-erect
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green
- Leaf colour variation: light glow in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Cheap Thrills’
- 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
- Uses: ground cover, pots, jardiniere, hanging baskets, houseplant
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy embraced the old bell tower, uniting the sacred and the wild in silent harmony.”
Bram Stoker, The Jewel of the Seven Stars
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Ramified, Compact, Semi-evergreen |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Fan-shaped, From 'Pittsburgh' |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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