Hedera helix ‘Liz’ - Ornamental ivy
A variety with few branches that produces long stems with rather narrow 3-lobed leaves.
Blade splashed with green and grey with irregular cream margins.
Bush not very thick. More of a climbing ivy.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Liz’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Liz’, This variety has few branches and produces long stems with rather narrow 3-lobed leaves.
The leaf blade is splashed with green and grey with irregular cream margins.
The clump is not very thick. It is more of an ivy climbing.
History
This cultivar was first described by Melin in 1966 and featured in Robert Mayer's nursery catalogue.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Liz'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Liz’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar: first appearance in 1966 in Robert Mayer's nursery catalogue.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Liz’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf colour: splashes of green and grey with irregular cream margins
- Base of leaf: truncated to rounded
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Length of petiole: 3 to 5 cm
- Branches: sparsely branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Liz’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -12°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climbing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy-covered walls of the old castle seemed to emit a sigh of solitude.”
Charlotte Brontë, Shirley
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Panaché, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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