Hedera helix ‘Lullingen’ - Ornamental ivy
It has 5 lobes of similar size, with blunt tips and coarse teeth.
Dull green blade.
A compact, slow-growing plant with few branches. Can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Lullingen’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Lullingen’, The lobes are similar in size. There are 5 of them, with blunt tips and coarse teeth.
The leaf blade is dull green. It takes on beautiful autumn and winter colours.
It is a compact, slow-growing plant with few branches. It can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Mario Hollmann of the German Ivy Society at a plant market in Lullingen.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Lullingen'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Lullingen’
- Pierot classification: 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: discovered by Mario Hollmann of the German Ivy Society at a plant market in Lullingen.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Lullingen’
- Port : compact
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf shape: deeply cut
- Leaf colour: matt green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Stalk length: up to 7 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Lullingen’
- 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, pot, window box
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, deep green and tenacious, almost completely concealed the grey stones of the building.»
Thomas Hardy, Under the trees
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Compact, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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