Hedera helix ‘Coloré’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with an attractive creamy-white variegation around a dark green heart, giving it a very elegant appearance.
The relatively small leaves are made up of 3 clearly delineated lobes
This variety can be used both as ground cover and as a climber, even in the sun.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Agnès’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Coloured’, Its attractive creamy-white variegation around a dark green centre gives it a very elegant appearance.
The relatively small leaves have 3 clearly defined lobes. The petioles are reddish, as are sometimes the base of the veins.
This variety can be used both as ground cover and as a climber, even in the sun.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Olivier Arcelus at his nursery in Morvan, France. It is a mutation of ‘Mini Esther’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Coloré'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Coloré’
- 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: sport of ‘Mini Esther’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Coloré’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 2 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green in the centre, creamy white on the margins
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish brown
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Coloré’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- 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
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Lhe old door, half devoured by ivy, stood like a dream.”
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Der Tor und der Tod
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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