Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Ruffled Bubble’
In a nutshell
This amazing ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ruffled Bubble’,The leaves are completely atypical, abundantly twisted and curled.
The leaf looks like a crumpled ball, but it's definitely not an ivy leaf!
Great effect in a large pot.
History
This cultivar is the result of a Filigran mutation selected by Olivier Arcelus at his nursery in Morvan, France.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Ruffled Bubble'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Ruffled Bubble’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy, curly leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ‘Filigran’ sport’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Ruffled Bubble’
- Growth habit: upright, tufted
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: bright green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Ruffled Bubble’
- 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: ground cover, pot or window box, houseplant
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy creeps through the broken door of the soul.”





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