Hedera helix ‘Elfenbein’ - Ornamental ivy
Pretty leaves with curly margins.
Leaves sometimes rounded, sometimes with 3 to 5 lobes. Blade light grey-green mottled with grey. Leaf margins frizzled and variegated with ivory white.
Good ground cover with medium growth and good thickness.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Elfenbein’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Elfenbein’, It has attractive leaves with curly margins.
They are sometimes rounded, sometimes with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaf blade is light grey-green mottled with grey. The edges of the leaves are frizzy and variegated with ivory white.
This ivy forms a good ground cover with medium growth and good thickness.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 1977 by Gebr. Stauss, Möglingen, Germany. It is probably a mutation of ‘Crispa’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Elfenbein'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Elfenbein’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, curiosity ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: probably a sport of ‘Crispa’, discovered by Gebr. Stauss, Möglingen, Germany, in 1977
Description of Hedera helix ‘Elfenbein’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: grey-green with grey flecks and ivory-white margins
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Elfenbein’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -8°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, hanging baskets
- Development: medium, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, with its implacable constancy, enveloped the stones like an eternal embrace.”
Rainer Maria Rilke, The Notebooks of Malta Laurids Brigge
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Difficult |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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