Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ adult
It has magnificent, thick, variegated foliage.
Leaves, not lobed or three-lobed, shiny dark green, streaked with cream and light green. Base of leaves cordate. Stems thick and erect. In autumn, greenish flowers in umbels. Green, then black berries eaten by birds in winter.
This variety of ivy should be grown in isolation to show it off to best advantage.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ adult
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ adult, It has magnificent, thick, variegated foliage.
The leaves, which are not lobed or three-lobed, are shiny dark green, streaked with cream and light green. The base of the leaves is cordate. The stems are thick and erect. In autumn, greenish flowers appear in umbels. These are followed by green and then black berries, which are eaten by birds in winter.
This variety of ivy should be grown in isolation to show it off to best advantage.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin.
Detailed description - Adult Hedera helix 'Peppermint
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Peppermint’
- Pierot classification: adult ivy
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of mature Hedera helix ‘Peppermint
- Growth habit: shrubby
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 4 to 5 cm
- Leaf colour: shiny dark green with cream and light green stripes
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: brownish green
- Length of petiole: 5 to 10 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Flowering colour: greenish
- Flowering period: September-October
- Fructification: black berries when ripe
- Fruiting period: November to February
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for mature Hedera helix ‘Peppermint
- 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: pots, rockery, insulation
- Development: moderate, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbed up to the highest windows, bringing new life to the dead stones.”
Mary Shelley, Mathilda
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Compact |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Freestanding, Pots or planters, Rockwork |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult, Curiosity |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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