Hedera helix ‘Gros Père’ - Ornamental ivy
Mutation of Hedera helix ‘Curly’.
Broad, concave, wavy leaves with soft green palmate veins and 3 to 5 lobes. Stems and petioles tinted pink.
A variety that can be used both as ground cover and as a climber.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Gros Père’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Gros Père’, is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Curly’.
The leaves are broad, concave and wavy, with soft green palmate veins. They have 3 to 5 lobes. Stems and petioles are tinted pink.
This variety can be used both as ground cover and as a climber.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Frisé’, selected by Olivier Arcelus at this nursery.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Gros Père'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Gros Père’
- Pierot classification: curiosity
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: selected by Olivier Arcelus
- Mutation: sport of ‘Curly‘
Description of Hedera helix ‘Gros Père’
- Growth habit: compact, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: shiny dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Gros Père’
- Exposure: sun, shade, part shade
- 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, pot, window box
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“It was like an old wall, covered in ivy, but eaten away by time.”
Alfred de Musset, Confession of a child of the century
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, 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 |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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