Hedera helix ‘Pirouette’ - Ornamental ivy
A highly original variety that lives up to its name. Leaves with deeply cut lobes, as if pinched at the base, forcing them to curl around the stem. Extremely short stalk.
Stems thick but supple. Blade light green, shiny, when the leaves are young, turning dark green thereafter.
Modest ivy that forms a thick, dense carpet.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Pirouette’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pirouette’, is a highly original variety that lives up to its name. The leaves, with their deeply cut lobes, are pinched at the base, forcing them to curl around the stem. The petiole is extremely short.
The stems are thick but flexible. The leaf blade is light green and shiny when the leaves are young. It then turns dark green.
This is a modest-growing ivy that forms a thick, dense carpet.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 1982 by Frank Batson of Angelwood Nursery, Oregon, USA. It is a mutation of ‘Flamenco’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Pirouette'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Pirouette’
- Pierot classification: ivy with crimped leaves, curiosity
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ‘Flamenco’ sport, bred by Frank Batson, Angelwood Nursery, Oregon, USA, in 1982
Description of Hedera helix ‘Pirouette’
- Growth habit: compact, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: light green, then dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Pirouette’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -8°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, houseplants
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy wrapped itself around the columns, like time attaches itself to memories.”
Henry James, Portrait of a woman
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Compact, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Houseplant, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Medium |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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