Hedera helix ‘Green Sheen’ - climbing ivy
Ivy with an elongated, pointed central leaf lobe.
Blade with 3 to 5 lobes. Young stems and petioles dark red.
Good climber for all exposures. A fairly vigorous variety.
From 5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Green Sheen’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Green Sheen’, The central lobe of the leaf is stretched and pointed.
The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes. Young stems and petioles are dark red.
It is a good climber for all types of exposure and quite vigorous.
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of ‘Luzii’ discovered in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Green Sheen'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Green Sheen’
- 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: sport of ‘Luzii’ detected in our nursery
Description of Hedera helix ‘Luzii’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark red
- Length of petiole: 5 to 6 cm
- Ramifications: slightly razmified
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Node spacing: 4 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Green Sheen’
- 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
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbed the walls with the stubborn slowness of a vegetal beast.”
Émile Zola, The Fault of Abbé Mouret
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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