Hedera helix ‘Manda's Crested’ - Ornamental ivy
Autoramifiant with fairly short internodes and 5-lobed, strongly scurved and wavy foliage.
Leaf petiole appears to be in the centre, due to the overlap, resulting in the characteristic ruffled appearance. Base of leaves cordate.
Glossy, almost apple-green foliage, tinged with coppery brown in cold conditions. This ivy is best used as ground cover for medium-sized areas.
This ivy was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 1993.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Manda's Crested’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Manda's Crested’, is self-fruitful with fairly short internodes and 5-lobed, strongly scurved and wavy foliage.
Because of the overlap, the leaf petiole appears to be in the centre, giving the characteristic ruffled appearance. The base of the leaves is cordate.
The foliage is shiny, almost apple-green. It can be tinted coppery brown in cold conditions. This ivy is best used as ground cover for medium-sized areas.
This ivy was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 1993.
History
This cultivar was introduced by WA Manda Inc, New Jersey, USA around 1940. It is a mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Manda's Crested'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Manda's Crested’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Merion Beauty’ discovered by WA Manda Inc. nursery, New Jersey, USA, around 1940
Description of Hedera helix ‘Manda's Crested’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 8 cm
- Colour of leaf: medium green
- Colour of veins: medium green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Manda's Crested’
- 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: ground cover, climber, pot, window box, hanging baskets, topiary
- Development: moderate
- Growth: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, faithful to the stone, never left it, even in the strongest winds».»
Charles Dickens, Bleak House
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp |
| Reward obtained | RHS Garden Merit Award |
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