Hedera helix ‘Discret’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy spotted with cream, often on only half the leaf, which makes it a very original ivy.
Blade with 5 lobes, spreading habit.
Variety for collectors!
7.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Discret’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Discreet’, is an ivy spotted with cream, often on only half the leaf, which makes it very original.
Its growth habit is rather spreading; the leaf blade has 5 lobes.
This is definitely a variety for collectors!
History
This cultivar is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Elfenbein’, appeared in the nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Discret'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Discret’
- 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 ‘Elfenbein’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Discret’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour: mottled cream, often on only half the leaf blade
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Discret’
- Exposure: 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, pot, window box
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Long ages have fled and their works have faded, And nations have scattered. But the strong old ivy shall never wither...”
Charles Dickens, The Ivy Green
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 | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| 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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