Hedera helix ‘Morbihan’ - Wood ivy
Ivy similar to the type, but with small leaves and slightly wavy lobes.
Young stems and petioles are a lovely red, enhancing the overall appearance. Fairly large internodes, often 5 to 7 cm.
Not very thick ground cover or climbing ivy that does not hide its support.
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Description
Wood ivy - Hedera helix ‘Morbihan’
In a nutshell
Wood ivy, Hedera helix ‘Morbihan’, is an ivy similar to the type, but with small leaves with slightly wavy lobes.
The young stems and petioles are a lovely red, enhancing the overall appearance. The internodes are quite large, often 5 to 7 cm.
The result is a ground-covering ivy that isn't too thick or a climber that doesn't hide its support.
History
This cultivar was collected by Olivier Arcelus in the Morbihan department of France.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Morbihan'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Morbihan’
- 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: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Morbihan’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes 0 to 5 very faint lobes
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Edge of blade: slightly undulating
- Colour variation: reddish in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: truncated to cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
- Length of petiole: 3 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 5 to 7 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Morbihan’
- 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
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“...whose humble roof, hidden under tufts of ivy, resembles the nest under the boughs ....”
Lamartine, Meditations
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Extended, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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