Hedera helix ‘Nez de Jobourg’ - wood ivy
Ivy similar to the type but with long, purple-green petioles. The foliage is relatively sparse and not very dense.
Blade triangular and almost unlobed, with fine veins.
Can be used as ground cover or as a climber. Fast-growing.
5.90 €
Description
Wood ivy - Hedera helix ‘Nez de Jobourg’ (Jobourg nose)’
In a nutshell
Wood ivy, Hedera helix ‘Jobourg Nose’, is an ivy similar to the type but with long, purple-green petioles. The foliage is relatively sparse and not very dense.
The leaf blade is triangular and virtually unlobed. It is beautifully veined.
This ivy can be used as ground cover or as a climber. It grows quickly in the right conditions.
History
This cultivar was harvested by Olivier Arcelus at the Nez de Jobourg in the Cotentin region of France.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Nez de Jobourg'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Nez de Jobourg’ (Jobourg nose)’
- 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: harvested by Olivier Arcelus at the Nez de Jobourg, Cotentin, France
Description of Hedera helix ‘Nez de Jobourg’
- Growth habit: sparse, spreading
- Number of lobes: 0 to 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 7 to 8 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish-purple
- Length of petiole: 7 to 10 cm or more
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Nez de Jobourg’
- 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: vigorous
- Growth rate: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ray that whitens the vast stone sides,
Sliding through the floating ivy,
Draw a luminous path through the enclosure:”
Alphonse de Lamartine, Liberty or a night in Rome
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Scattered, Spread out, Extended |
| 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 | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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