Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’ - Ornamental ivy
Medium green foliage, veined with red and accentuated in winter, measuring 5 cm in diameter.
As a general rule, the 3-5 lobes are rounded.
This is a relatively slow-growing and modestly developed ivy.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’ mutation
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’, It has medium-green foliage, veined with red and accentuated in winter, measuring 5 cm in diameter.
As a general rule, the 3-5 lobes are rounded.
This is a relatively slow-growing, medium-developing ivy.
History
This cultivar comes from a variation of ‘Perkeo’ that appeared in the nursery.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Steady Waves'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Steady Waves’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
- Mutation: sport of ‘Perkeo’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves‘
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 rounded
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf colour: pale green to yellow
- Colour of veins: red
- Colour variations: accentuation in winter
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, growing and caring for Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves‘
- 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: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Nature herself, in these abandoned places, seems to grow ivy to hide the shame of mankind.”
Chateaubriand, The Martyrs
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | more than 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Bushy, Semi-evergreen, Tufted |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Heart-shaped |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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