Hedera helix ‘Sophien’ - Ornamental ivy
Light to medium green foliage with attractive veins.
Glossy, curled leaves, scurved from the apical lobe. In winter, the foliage takes on a lovely pinkish hue.
Vigorous shoots, branching and forming beautiful, original clumps.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Sophien’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sophien’, has light to medium green foliage with attractive veins.
The leaf is shiny, curled and scurved from the apical lobe. In winter, the foliage takes on a lovely pinkish hue.
The shoots are vigorous, the plant is branchy and forms beautiful, original clumps.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 2006 by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society near a nursery in Flensburg, Germany.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Sophien'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sophien’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: discovered by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society in 2006
Description of Hedera helix ‘Sophien’
- Growth habit: stocky, tufted
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: light to medium green
- Colour variation: pinkish hues in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Length of petiole: 3 to 5 cm
- Stem: well-branched, branching
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Sophien’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climber, ground cover, pot, window box
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“I looked at this ivy, creeping and indomitable, as a metaphor for persistent memory.”
Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Tufted, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Heart-shaped, Wavy, curly or tight |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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