Hedera helix ‘Kevin’ - Ornamental ivy
Atypical, vigorous variety.
Medium-sized, irregularly lobed leaves with a crinkled surface, twisted at the edges, giving an original wavy bubble appearance. Colour of leaves light green, leaf margins reddish in cold weather. Young shoots are green and purple.
Ivy that can be used as a climber or ground cover, in sun or shade. Short internodes. Forms large masses of foliage.
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Kevin’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Kevin’, is an atypically vigorous variety.
The medium-sized leaves are irregularly lobed. They have a crinkled surface, twisted at the edges, giving an original wavy bubble appearance. The leaves are light green in colour, with a reddish margin in cold weather. The young shoots are green and purple.
Ivy can be used as a climber or ground cover, in sun or shade. Visit internodes are short. It forms large masses of foliage.
History
This cultivar was selected in 2001 by Fibrex Nursery, UK.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Kevin'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Kevin’
- Pierot classification: curiosity ivy, ivy with crimped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: selected by Fibrex Nursery, United Kingdom in 2001.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Kevin’
- Growth habit: spreading, sparse
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 4.5 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green
- Colour of veins : light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Branches: few branches
- Internodes: short
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Kevin’
- 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
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbed up the dilapidated facade, unaffected by the passage of time, restoring its beauty to what man had left to decay.»”
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
Additional information
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
|---|---|
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Scattered, Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climbing, Hanging |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Wavy, curly or tight |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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