Hedera helix ‘Lalla Rookh’ adult
Ivy with wavy, crinkled leaves consisting of 5 deeply cut, pointed lobes.
The leaves of the adult form are almost identical to those of the juvenile form, but a little less undulating and indented.
Shrubby, bushy habit.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Lalla Rookh’ adult
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Lalla Rookh’ adult, It has wavy, crinkled leaves with 5 deeply cut, pointed lobes.
The leaf of the adult form is almost identical to that of the juvenile form, but slightly less undulating and indented.
This is a shrubby, bushy variety.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Cascade’ discovered around 1974 in Rescue, Virginia, USA. It is shown here in its adult form.
Detailed description - Adult Hedera helix 'Lalla Rookh
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Lalla Rookh’
- Pierot classification: adult ivy
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: from ‘Cascade’ discovered around 1974 in Rescue, Virginia, USA
Description of mature Hedera helix ‘Lalla Rookh
- Growth habit: shrubby
- Number of lobes: 5 deeply cut lobes
- Leaf length: 5 to 8 cm
- Sheet width: 5 to 8cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: truncated
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: green
- Length of petiole: 5 to 7 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
- Flowering colour: greenish
- Flowering period: October
- Fructification: black berries
- Fruiting period: December-March
Planting, growing and care instructions for mature Hedera helix ‘Lalla Rookh
- 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: freestanding, ground cover, rockery, pots, window boxes
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The big bell in the tower began to ring,
a flock of sparrows flew from a huge ivy
which framed one of the windows in the apse.”
Emile Zola, Le Rêve
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 | Shrubby, Bushy |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Freestanding, Pots or planters, Rockwork |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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