Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’ - Ornamental ivy
Fast-growing ivy with attractive curly leaves.
Leaves either unlobed or roughly three-lobed. Margins crumpled or cristate. Base of leaf cordate. Blade dark green, turning red in winter in cold, dry weather.
Ivy ideal for pots or hanging baskets, in both sun and shade.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’, is a fast-growing ivy with interesting curly leaves.
They are either unlobed or roughly three-lobed. The margins are crumpled or cristate. The base of the leaf is cordate. The leaf blade is dark green. It turns red in winter in cold, dry weather.
This ivy is ideal for pots or hanging baskets, in both sun and shade.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Ron Whitehouse of Whitehouse Ivies Nursery, United Kingdom, in 1993.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Frizzle'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Frizzle’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Direcktor Badke’ selected by Ron Whitehouse in 1993
Description of Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’
- Growth habit: compact, stocky
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3.5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Variant leaf colour: turns red in winter in dry, cold weather
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’
- 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
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, window box, hanging baskets
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy snaked around the walls of the cloister, merging serenity with desolation.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Seven times the house
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Compact, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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