Hedera helix ‘Peace’ - wood ivy
Ivy fairly similar to the type, with slightly undulating, webbed leaves.
Blade with 5 pointed lobes. Young stems and petioles dark red.
Interesting as a climber. Hardy and easy to grow.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Peace’
In a nutshell
Wood ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peace’, is an ivy quite similar to the type, with slightly undulating, webbed leaves.
The leaf blade has 5 pointed lobes. Young stems and petioles are dark red.
It is an interesting variety as a climber, hardy and easy to grow.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Typ von Helensburgh’ selected in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Peace'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Peace’
- 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: sport of ‘Typ von Helensburgh’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Peace’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark red
- Length of petiole: 2 to 4 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Peace’
- 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: medium
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Clumps of ivy hung from the broken stones, adding a touch of green to the melancholy of the place.”
Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, Wavy, curly or crimped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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