Hedera helix ‘Nico’ - ornamental ivy
An uncommon ivy, with wavy-curled leaves, sometimes with small crystals on the margins.
Blade with 3 lobes. Stalk and young stems reddish.
A good choice for an original pot or bonsai.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Nico’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Nico’, is an uncommon ivy with wavy, curly leaves, sometimes with small cristae on the margins.
The leaf blade has 3 lobes. The petiole and young stems are reddish in colour.
A good choice for an original pot or bonsai.
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of’Hedera helix ‘Olive rose’ appeared in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Nico'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Nico’
- 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: sport from Hedera helix ‘Olive rose’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Nico’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green
- Colour of veins: soft green
- Base of leaf: truncated
- Edge of blade: curled, sometimes with cristae
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
- Length of petiole: 3 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Nico’
- Exposure: part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pot plants, houseplants, bonsai
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- 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, La liberté, or a night in Rome
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Wavy, curly or tight |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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