Hedera helix ‘Heron’ - Ornamental ivy
Truly atypical with its small leaves arranged like barbed wire.
Blade composed of 5 very narrow lobes, with a central lobe twice as long as the lateral ones. Dark green with light green veins.
A very elegant ivy on a tree trunk or wall, as it reveals the texture of its support. A vigorous climber with few branches and very few leaves. Design ivy if ever there was one!
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Heron’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Heron’, It is truly atypical, with its small leaves arranged like barbed wire.
The leaf blade has 5 very narrow lobes, with the central lobe twice as long as the lateral ones. The leaf blade is dark green with light green veins. The bird's-foot shape may disappear on older leaves as the lobes become shallower.
This is a very elegant ivy on a tree trunk or wall, as it reveals the texture of its support. It is a vigorous climber with few branches and very few leaves. Design ivy if ever there was one!
History
This cultivar was discovered by G. Jackman & Sons, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom in the 1950s. It is a mutation of ‘Pedata’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Heron'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Heron’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Pedata’, discovered by G. Jackman & Sons, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom in the 1950s
Description of Hedera helix ‘Heron’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Heron’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -19°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climber, pot, window box
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, unperturbed, continued to climb the marble of the tombs, a sign of life in the realm of the dead.”
Oscar Wilde, The Ballads of Reading Gaol
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 51 to 100 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Very good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Bird's-foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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