Hedera helix ‘Garland’ - Ornamental ivy
Elegant but versatile ivy. Most typical leaf shape: kite-shaped. But cordate leaves can also be found.
Most often dark green in colour and beautifully folded with 3-dimensional reflections.
Long stems which, together with the leaves, form garlands.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Garland’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Garland’, is an elegant but versatile ivy. The most typical leaf shape is kite-shaped. But heart-shaped leaves can also be found.
They are usually dark green in colour and beautifully folded with 3-dimensional reflections.
This variety produces long stems which, together with the leaves, form garlands.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh’ which was discovered in 1945 by Carl Frey, USA.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Garland'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Garland’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ‘Pittsburgh’ sport, discovered by Carl Frey, USA, in 1945.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Garland’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 0 to 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: dark green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Garland’
- 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, climber, hanging baskets, pots
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy covered the tombstones, making death almost beautiful in its green finery.”
Emily Dickinson, Selected poems
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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