Ivy derived from ‘Evergreen’, but with longer, broader leaves that are green in all seasons.

Blade composed of 0 to 3 elongated lobes of fairly variable shape.

A fairly thick, elegant ground cover.

 

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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Tropic Tremor’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Tropic Tremor’, is a descendant of ‘Evergreen’, but with longer, broader leaves that are green in all seasons.

The leaf blade consists of 0 to 3 elongated lobes of fairly variable shape.

It is a fairly thick, elegant ground cover.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ selected in our nursery.

Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Tropic Tremor'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Tropic Tremor’
  • Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of cultivar: sport of Hedera helix ‘Tropic Tremor’.’

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Tropic Tremor’

  • Growth habit : clump
  • Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general, usually elongated, but sometimes asymmetrical or varied
  • Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
  • Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
  • Colour of leaf: medium green
  • Colour of veins: light green 
  • Base of leaf: corded 
  • Leaf apex: acute
  • Colour of stem and petiole: greenish to reddish
  • Length of petiole: 2 to 4 cm
  • Branches: fairly widespread
  • Mattress thickness: fairly thick
  • Knot spacing: 2 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Tropic Tremor’

  • 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, pots, window boxes
  • Development: moderate
  • Growth rate: medium
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
  • Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots) 
La boutique du lierre - Ivy garland

Ivy in literature

“There, ivy jealous of immortality

Triumph in possessing what man has left behind.”

Alponse de Lamartine, La liberté, or a night in Rome

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

1 to 2 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

6 to 10 containers

Large stock items

0 big topic

General appearance

Fairly branched, Clump

Type of foliage and colour

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover, Pots or planters

Exhibition

Part shade, Shade

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Easy

Speed

Average

Vigorous development

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Ivy type

Reward obtained

No known reward

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