Hedera helix ‘Cleeve’ - Ornamental ivy
Atypical variety with thick leaves.
Medium-sized, 3-lobed leaves with sinuses so shallow that they appear almost round. The edges of the leaf blades are sometimes wrinkled. Leaves coloured dull green and grey, with white margins.
Ivy with few branches. Short shoots. Particularly suitable for rock gardens or pots.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Cleeve’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Cleeve’, is an atypical variety with thick leaves.
The medium-sized leaves are composed of 3 lobes with sinuses so shallow that they appear to be almost round. The edge of the leaf blade is sometimes wrinkled. The leaves are coloured dull green and grey, with white margins.
It is an ivy with few branches. The shoots are short. It is particularly suited to rock gardens or pots.
History
This cultivar was introduced by the Fibrex nursery in 1995.
Detailed description of Hedera helix 'Cleeve'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Cleeve’
- 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: introduced by the Fibrex nursery in 1995.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Cleeve’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 to 6 cm
- Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf colour: dull green and grey, with white margins
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Length of petiole: 4 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Cleeve’
- 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: climber, pot, window box, rockery, houseplant
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, creeping and conquering, covered every nook and cranny, triumphing over years of neglect.”
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Climber, 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 | Curiosity, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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