Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ - Ornamental ivy
Fast-growing with slightly lobed, dark green to pale mint green leaves with grey splashes and irregular white spots.
Leaves 3 to 4 cm wide, with fairly short internodes.
More of a ground cover plant.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’, is a fast-growing ivy.
The leaves are slightly lobed, dark green to pale mint green with grey splashes and irregular white spots. They are 3 to 4 cm wide and long. On the stems, the internodes are fairly short.
It is more of a ground cover plant.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin, possibly a semi-adult phase of ‘Minor Marmorata’, ‘Luzii’ or ‘Masquerade’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Peppermint'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Peppermint’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown, possibly a semi-adult phase of ‘Minor Marmorata’, ‘Luzii’ or ‘Masquerade’.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’
- Growth habit: semi-adult, shrubby, compact
- Number of lobes: from 0 to 5 slightly pronounced lobes
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: a mixture of dark green, light green and small white or grey splashes
- Colour of veins: light green
- Internodes: short
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- 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, freestanding
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Ivy is often considered an undergrowth plant, and rightly so.
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Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 1 to 2 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Compact, Semi-adult |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Isolated, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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