Hedera helix ‘Modern Times’ - Ornamental ivy
A powerful variety with triangular, dark green foliage criss-crossed with beautiful white veins.
A lovely brown colour in winter, bringing out its beautiful veins.
An interesting climber, which forms beautiful cascading spouts.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Modern Times’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Modern Times’, This powerful variety has triangular, dark green foliage with beautiful white veins.
In winter, the foliage takes on a lovely brown colour, highlighting its beautiful veins.
This ivy is an interesting climber, forming beautiful cascading sprays.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Hage & Co, Boskoop, Netherlands. It is a mutation of ‘Manda's Crested’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Modern Times'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Modern Times’
- 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: mutation of ‘Curlilocks’ or ‘Manda's Crested’.’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Modern Times’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 7 cm
- Leaf colour: medium to dark green
- Colour variation: brown tones in winter
- Leaf shape: flat and asymmetrical, with lobes with blunt tips
- Colour of veins: whitish
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Modern Times’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -19°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Ivy grows in all types of soil?
Yes, even yours!
One of ivy's great assets is its ability to adapt to all types of soil, including limestone.
It's true that common ivy doesn't grow very well in acid soil, but there are many other species of ivy that do just fine, including Irish ivy.
Well-drained soil is preferable. If the soil is permanently soggy, ivy roots can rot.
It is this ability to adapt to different types of terrain that has enabled ivy to survive millions of years of climatic change and reach us.
Ivy in literature
“The old well, shrouded in ivy, seemed to whisper the secrets of eternity.”
Émile Zola, The Fault of Abbé Mouret
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Very 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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