Hedera helix ‘Peter Vert’ - Ornamental ivy
Ivy with bird's-foot leaves, forming a fairly thick carpet.
Blade composed of 3 to 5 lobes, with an elongated central lobe. Stems well-branched with tight internodes.
Ground cover or hanging, also suitable for topiary.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Peter Vert’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peter Vert’, is an ivy with bird's-foot leaves that form a fairly thick carpet.
The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes, with an elongated central lobe. The stems are well-branched with tight internodes.
You can use it as ground cover, in pots or hanging baskets, but it is also suitable for topiary.
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of ‘Peter’ selected in our nursery.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Peter Vert'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Peter Vert’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ‘Peter’ sport, selected in our nursery.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Peter Vert’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: hastée
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Stem: well-branched
- Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Peter Vert’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -8°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, topiary
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Look, look up there on the hills,
Dismantled walls, piles of ruins,
Covered on all sides by creeping ivy.”
Ferdinand Fabre, Ivy leaves
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, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Bird's Paw |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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