Hedera helix ‘Splashes’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with slightly wavy leaves, medium green suffused with white and grey.
The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes. The tuft is stocky to spreading. The stems are fairly branched with pinkish petioles.
A pretty ivy for pots or hanging baskets.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Splashes’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Splashes’, is an ivy with slightly undulating leaves, medium green with white and grey highlights.
The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes. The tuft is stocky to spreading. The stems are fairly branched with pinkish petioles.
A pretty ivy for pots or hanging baskets.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘California’ selected by the nurseries. Vines Acres in Clarcona, Florida, USA, around 1997.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Splashes'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Splashes’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, from ‘Pittsburgh’.’
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘California’, discovered by the nurseries Vines Acres in Clarcona, Florida, USA, around 1997.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Splashes’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: medium green suffused with white and grey
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Splashes’
- Exposure: 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, houseplant, rockery, hanging baskets
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy that wraps itself around the grave is more faithful than many men.”
Franz Grillparzer, Der arme Spielmann
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Rockwork, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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