Hedera helix ‘Denmark’ - Ornamental ivy
Fast-growing, compact variegated ivy.
Medium-green to grey-green leaves, edged with creamy white. Composed of 3 to 5 lobes with a fairly blunt profile. The variegation is reduced in winter, making the plant greener.
Ivy similar to ‘Silver King’, but the leaves of ‘Denmark’ are wider and more parchment-like. Forms fairly thick carpets. Interesting as a houseplant.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Denmark’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Denmark’, is a fast-growing, compact variegated ivy.
The leaves are medium green to grey-green, edged with creamy white. They are composed of 3 to 5 lobes with a fairly blunt profile. The variegation is reduced in winter and the plant becomes greener.
This ivy resembles ‘Silver King’, but the leaves of ‘Denmark’ are larger and more parchment-like. It forms fairly thick carpets. It is an interesting houseplant.
History
This cultivar was introduced from Denmark in the 1950s.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Denmark'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Denmark’
- Synonyms: ‘Heise’, ‘Heise Denmark’.’
- 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 from Denmark in the 1950s
Description of Hedera helix ‘Denmark’
- Growth habit: spreading, compact
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: medium green to grey-green with creamy white margins
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Length of petiole: 3 to 5 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Knot spacing: 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Denmark’
- 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, houseplant
- Development: medium, rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy climbed the walls, weaving a dense network of life on the inert stone.”
William Faulkner, Absalon, Absalon!
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Panaché |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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