Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Hahn's Variegated’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Hahn's Variegated’, The foliage is similar to that of ‘Glacier’. The leaf is larger than ‘Glacier’ and the irregular white border may be wider in places.
The leaf blade usually has 3 lobes, coloured grey-green with creamy white margins. The foliage takes on pinkish hues in winter. The leaves are very irregular in shape.
This ivy tolerates the sun well and can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
History
We have not yet found any information on the history of this cultivar.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Hahn's Variegated' (Hedera helix)'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Hahn's Variegated’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Hahn's Variegated’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour : grey-green with creamy white margins.
- Leaf colour variation: pink hues in winter
- Leaf shape: very irregular
- Colour of veins: grey-green to cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Length of petiole: 1 to 2 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Hahn's Variegated’
- 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: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Where the ivy clings on, time has no hold; it freezes in the eternal green of nature.”






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