Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Hodei’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Hodei’, Its foliage is beautifully variegated and wavy, forming attractive ball-shaped clumps.
The leaf blade is grey-green with cream margins and consists of 3 to 5 lobes. The veins are clearly marked.
It is a variety that stands up well to dry weather and sun, provided it is not too hot.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Glacier’. It was supplied to us by Iñaki Garmendia Ginea. In Basque, ‘Hodei’ means ‘Cloud’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Hodei'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Hodei’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Glacier’, from the Basque Country.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Hodei’
- Growth habit: clump
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm
- Leaf width: 4 to 6 cm
- Colour of leaf: grey-green with cream margins
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Length of petiole: 10 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Hodei’
- Exposure: sun, 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, pots, window boxes
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy stays green all year round, even under snow and ice”.”







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