Hedera helix ‘Frodo’ - Ornamental ivy
Distinguished by its stiff, thick stems.
Non-lobed, triangular to cordate leaves. Young shoots light green to yellow. Older leaves dark green, irregularly edged with lighter green.
An uncommon, semi-adult variety for use in pots or as ground cover in any position.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Frodo’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Frodo’, Its distinctive feature is its thick, stiff stems.
The leaves are not lobed and are triangular to cordate. Young shoots are light green to yellow. Older leaves are dark green, irregularly edged with lighter green.
This uncommon, semi-adult variety can be used in pots or as ground cover in any position.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 2003 by the Volker family in a park in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany. It is named after their youngest son.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Frodo'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Frodo’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: semi-adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar : discovered in 2003 by the Volker family in a park in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Frodo’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 3cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green with light green spots
- Variations in leaf colour: young shoots are yellow-green
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
- Length of petioles: 1 to 3 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Mattress thickness; medium
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Frodo’
- Exposure: shade, part 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
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The question of circumstance
What is semi-adult ivy?
As it develops, ivy goes through 3 successive stages.
1 - Initially, it crawls on the ground and forms adventitious roots which enable it to crawl further and further, forming an evergreen carpet.
2 - When it encounters a support, it starts to climb. Instead of adventitious roots, it forms spikes that enable it to climb higher and higher.
3 - when it can see enough light, it enters its third stage, known as the mature stage. It now has horizontal branches, rather like a shrub. In autumn, it flowers in greenish umbels that are much appreciated by pollinating and foraging insects. These flowers give rise to berries that gradually ripen over the winter and are eaten by birds.
The ivy semi-adults has both juvenile and adult ivy characteristics. For example, it no longer has lobed leaves, but oval leaves (like adult ivy), but not yet flowers and fruit (like juvenile ivy).
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, indifferent to time, covered the walls, linking them to an immortal memory.”
Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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