Hedera helix ‘Sanka’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with fan-shaped leaves that redden slightly with the cold and are delicately undulated around the sinuses.
Rather stiff, stocky stems with tight internodes. Reddish-brown petioles.
An unusual ground cover. Easy to grow.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Sanka’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sanka’,The leaves are fan-shaped, reddening slightly with the cold, and delicately undulated at the base. sinus (see definition below).
The stems are rather stiff and stocky with tight internodes. The petioles are reddish brown.
This variety makes an unusual ground cover. It is easy to grow and suitable for all but the hottest exposures.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Patent Leather’ selected in our nursery.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Sanka'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sanka’
- Pierot classification: fan-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Patent Leather’ which appeared in our nursery
Description of Hedera helix ‘Sanka’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: often cordate
- Leaf apex: pointed
- Colour of stem and petiole: brown
- Length of petiole: 3 to 5 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Sanka’
- Exposure: shade, 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, climber
- Development: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The house, overgrown with ivy, seemed to have been forgotten by the world, but not by time.”
George Sand, La Mare au Diable
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Stiff, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| 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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