Hedera helix ‘La Hougue’ - wood ivy
Ivy similar to the type, but with fine red veins at the base which give it its original charm.
Blade with 5 triangular lobes. Lovely dark red, sparsely-branched stems.
It's a good ground cover that's easy to grow.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘La Hougue’
In a nutshell
Wood ivy, Hedera helix ‘La Hougue’, It is close to the type, but differs in that its fine red veins at the base give it its original charm.
The leaf blade has 5 triangular lobes. The stems are a beautiful dark red. They are sparsely branched.
It's a good ground cover that's easy to grow.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Olivier Arcelus at La Hougue, in the French department of La Manche.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'La Hougue'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘La Hougue’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: discovered by Olivier Arcelus at La Hougue, in the Manche department of France.
Description of Hedera helix ‘La Hougue’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: olive green
- Colour of veins: green and red
- Leaf base: hastée
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark red
- Length of petiole: 3 to 4 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘La Hougue’
- Exposure: 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
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The foundations are now held back only by the tortuous roots of a mantle of ivy.”
Honoré de Balzac, Le Rendez-vous
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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