Hedera helix ‘Tango’ - Ornamental ivy
Similar to ‘Parasol’. But with shorter internodes, a stockier plant and a little more branching.
Leaves are triangular in shape, with 3 to 5 shiny dark green lobes. Leaf margins narrowly undulating, even scurved.
The plant is slightly upright, giving it the appearance of a large cushion.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Tango’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Tango’, is a variety that resembles ‘Parasol’. But the internodes are shorter, the plant stockier and a little more branched.
The triangular-shaped leaves have 3 to 5 lobes of shiny dark green. The edges of the leaves are narrowly corrugated or even scurved.
The plant is slightly upright, giving it the appearance of a large cushion.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Parasol’.’
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Tango'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Tango’
- Pierot classification: 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: ‘Parasol’ sport’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Tango’
- Growth habit: semi-erect, then drooping
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general, tightly wavy and crisp
- Leaf length: 3 to 5cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf shape: triangular
- Stem: branched
- Petiole length: 3 to 7 cm
- Mattress: thick
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Tango’
- 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: ground cover, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“As the ivy stretches its arms towards the heavens, so my thoughts soar towards God, through time and space.”
Chateaubriand, Itinerary from Paris to Jerusalem
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 51 to 100 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Thick, Shrubby, Semi-evergreen |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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