Hedera helix ‘Pink Shell’ - ornamental ivy
An original ivy with shell-shaped, fan-shaped leaves.
Blade composed of 5 to 7 shallow lobes with rounded tips. Base truncated. Stalks reddish green.
Makes an elegant ground cover, preferably in part shade.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Pink Shell’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pink Shell’, Its shell-shaped leaves are veined in a fan shape.
The leaf blade has 5 to 7 shallow lobes with rounded tips. The base of the leaf is truncated. The petioles are tinged reddish green.
This variety makes an elegant ground cover, best used in part shade.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Cockle Shell’ selected in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera 'Pink Shell'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Pink Shell’
- Pierot classification: ivy with fan-shaped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Cockle Shell’ selected in our nursery.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Pink Shell’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: truncated
- Leaf apex: rounded
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Length of petiole: 2 to 3 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Pink Shell’
- 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: ground cover, pots, window boxes
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“And so, through the trunk and branches of this robust oak, climb and meander, like so many modest ivy, the young poets who come, puny and timid, to shelter under the cover of genius and glory.”
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 | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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