Hedera helix ‘Hester’ - Ornamental ivy
Unusual variety with long linear or lanceolate leaves.
Most often unlobed, but leaves with one or two lateral lobes are sometimes found. Blade shiny medium green.
This is a fast-growing ivy. It forms an attractive cushion of unbranched stems.
It is more suitable as ground cover for careful gardeners, as it often needs to have its mutant branches or different leaves removed.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Hester’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Hester’, This is an unusual variety with long linear or lanceolate leaves.
They are usually unlobed, although leaves with one or two lateral lobes are sometimes found. The leaf blade is a shiny medium green.
This is a fast-growing ivy. It forms an attractive cushion of unbranched stems.
It is more suitable as ground cover for careful gardeners, as it often needs to have its mutant branches or different leaves removed.
History
This cultivar, a mutation of ‘Star’, was introduced by Caparis Hederaculturen in 1995.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Hester'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Hester’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves, curiosity ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Star’, introduced by Caparis Hederaculturen in 1995
Description of Hedera helix ‘Hester’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: generally unlobed
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Leaf width: 1 to 2 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Hester’
- 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, window boxes, houseplant
- Development: rapid, vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy-covered walls seemed to weep, dressed in greenery as if to mask their desolation.”
Virginia Woolf, Orlando
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging plants |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, From 'Pittsburgh', Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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