Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’ - Ornamental ivy
Miniature ivy with small leaves reminiscent of duck prints.
More of a ground cover plant, but also a climber, it is ideal for small areas or as a pot plant in both sun and shade. Its miniature nature also makes it ideal for topiaries, rock gardens or even bonsai.
Duckfoot‘ ivy won the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 2002.
Voted «Ivy of the Year» 2004 by the American Ivy Society.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’, is a miniature ivy: it has small leaves resembling duck prints with rounded edges, hence its name.
The leaf blade is divided into 3 lobes. The base of the leaves is wedge-shaped.
More of a ground cover plant, but also a climber, it is ideal for small areas or as a pot plant in both sun and shade. Its miniature nature also makes it ideal for topiaries, rock gardens or even bonsai.
Duckfoot‘ ivy won the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 2002.
Voted «Ivy of the Year» 2004 by the American Ivy Society.
History
This variety is a mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’, discovered in the late 1970s at Ballas & Tille Nursery, New Jersey, USA.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Duckfoot'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Duckfoot’
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading, tufted
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 2 cm
- Sheet width: 2.5 cm
- Colour of leaf: medium green
- Leaf base: wedge-shaped
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -12°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Uses: ground cover, climber, pot or window box, hanging baskets, houseplant, rockery, bonsai
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The occasional question ...
What does cuneiform mean?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘wedge-shaped’ is generally applied to the apex (tip) or base of the leaf and means ‘wedge-shaped’. It therefore refers to a leaf whose apex or base forms an angle (obtuse or acute).
Ivy in literature
“The ivy clung to the prison, a green shadow over a life of stone.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Compact, Spread out, Tufted, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Rockery, Hanging plants, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | Ivy of the Year, RHS Garden Merit Award |
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