Hedera helix ‘Fredrick’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy, variegated and wavy. A real marvel and a rarity!
Rounded leaves spotted with shades of green. Curled leaf edges, creamy yellow or pale green, with strange burgundy tones.
A plant for collectors. A delicate plant to grow.
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Agnès’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Fredrick’, is a variegated, wavy ivy. A real marvel and a rarity!
The leaves are rounded and mottled with shades of green. The edges of the leaves are curly, creamy yellow or pale green, with strange shades of burgundy or old rose, more pronounced when exposed to sunlight.
Clearly a plant for collectors, but tricky to grow.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 2008 by Eileen Osborn. It is a mutation of ‘Gilded Hawke’. She named it after her father.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Fredrick'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Fredrick’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, 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 ‘Gilded Hawke’ discovered by Eileen Osborn in 2008
Description of Hedera helix ‘Fredrick’
- Harbour: scattered
- Number of lobes: 0 to 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: shades of green, creamy yellow, burgundy
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Fredrick’
- Exposure: mid-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: modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“In the shadow of the ivy I sat, at the gate of the forest ...«
Friedrich Hölderlin, Der Rhein
Additional information
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
|---|---|
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Scattered, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Yellow variegated |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Difficult |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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