Hedera helix ‘Susanne’ adult
Ivy with spreading, dull green, oblanceolate foliage.
Blade not lobed or composed of 3 lobes. Base wedge-shaped to truncated.
Interesting for those looking for ivy that does not climb. Slow-growing.
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Susanne’ adult
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Susanne’ adult, is an ivy with spreading, dull green, oblanceolate foliage.
The leaf blade is entire or composed of 3 lobes. The base is wedge-shaped to truncated.
This is an interesting ivy for those looking for an ivy that doesn't climb. It grows slowly, which will reassure those who don't want invasive ivy.
Technical details - Adult Hedera helix 'Susanne
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Susanne’
- Pierot classification: adult ivy
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of mature Hedera helix ‘Susanne
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: matt green
- Leaf base: wedge-shaped to truncated
- Leaf apex: sharply rounded
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish brown
- Stem: lightly branched
- Petiole length: 1 to 3 cm
- Knot spacing: 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for mature Hedera helix ‘Susanne
- Exposure: mid-shade, sun
- Hardiness: -10°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes
- Development: modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Even the ivy threatens to invade me and plunge me into darkness; but I dare not yet pluck a single leaf from it; this ivy lives, it is free in its nature of existence.”
George Sand, The Countess of Rudolstadt
Additional information
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
|---|---|
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Scattered, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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