Hedera helix ‘Serenade’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact, fast-growing variety.
The leaf is rather small, consisting of 5 lobes with slightly rounded tips. Blade dark green, subtly marked in the centre with a yellow-green to light green zone, becoming completely green with age.
Ivy to be placed in a bright spot.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Serenade’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Serenade’, is a compact, fast-growing variety.
The rather small leaf is made up of 5 lobes with slightly rounded tips. The leaf blade is dark green, subtly marked in the centre with a yellow-green to light green zone. It becomes completely green with age.
This ivy should be placed in a bright spot.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck in 1978 at the monastery in Neuburg, Germany. It is a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh Variegated’.’
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Serenade'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Serenade’
- Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Pittsburgh Variegated’, discovered in 1978 by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the monastery of Neuburg, Germany.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Serenade’
- Growth habit: compact, spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green with chartreuse green or yellow flecks in the centre
- Leaf colour variation: becomes completely green as it ages
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Serenade’
- Exposure : sun
- 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, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy is like sincere friendship: it hangs on and never lets go.”
Alfred de Musset
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Compact, Spread out, Extended |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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