Hedera helix ‘Ritterkreuz’ adult
In its adult version, ‘Ritterkreuz’, unlike most adult ivy with full foliage, retains its lobed foliage with very pointed apices.
The leaf blade is a beautiful, shiny green. The stems are branched and green, as are the petioles.
Shrubby, non-climbing habit. An attractive plant in isolation or in a pot.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Ritterkreuz’ adult
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ritterkreuz’ adult,It has the particularity of retaining its lobed foliage, unlike most adult ivies, which have whole foliage.
The bright green leaf blade has 3 pointed lobes. The stems are branched and green, as are the petioles.
This is an ivy with a shrubby, non-climbing habit. It makes a lovely plant in isolation or in a pot.
History
‘Ritterkreuz’ is a mutation of ‘Needlepoint’, selected by Ingobert Heieck at the Monastery of Neuburg, Germany.
Detailed sheet - Adult Hedera helix 'Ritterkreuz
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Ritterkreuz’
- 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: sport of ‘Needlepoint’ selected by Ingobert Heieck at the Neuburg Monastery, Germany.
Description of mature Hedera helix ‘Ritterkreuz
- Growth habit: shrubby
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general, pointed
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: bright green
- Colour of veins: green
- Leaf base: truncated to hastate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: green
- Length of petiole: 5 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Internodes: 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for mature Hedera helix ‘Ritterkreuz
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: freestanding, potted, rock garden
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“And in his walled garden seeing dead leaves
Erase the tracks in front of you
And rust gnaws at the iron of old doors
And the ivy veiling the chipped urns,
You will think: this soul has gone before its time”
François Mauriac, The Conquered
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Fairly branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Free-standing, House plants, Pots or window boxes |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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