Hedera helix ‘Tumulus Saint-Michel’ - wood ivy
Ivy similar to the type, but distinguished by smaller leaves with shallow lobes or no lobes at all.
Can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
Easy to grow.
From 5.90 €
Description
Le Wood ivy - Hedera helix ‘Saint-Michel’ 'Hedera helix' 'Saint-Michel' 'lierre des bois’
In a nutshell
Wood ivy, Hedera helix ‘Tumulus Saint-Miel’, is an ivy similar to the type, but differs in that its leaves are smaller, with shallow lobes or no lobes at all.
The leaves are dark green. The stems are spreading with moderately tight internodes.
This variety can be used as ground cover or as a climber, and is easy to grow in shade or part-shade.
History
This cultivar was spotted by Olivier Arcelus at the Tumulus Saint-Michel in Morbihan, near Carnac.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Tumulus Saint-Michel'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Tumulus Saint-Michel’
- 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: harvested in the wild at the Tumulus Saint-Michel’, near Carnac, in Morbihan.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Tumulus Saint-Michel’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf base: truncated to corded
- Leaf apex: acute
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Length of petiole: 5 to 7 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Tumulus Saint-Michel’
- 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: moderate
- Growth rate: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
- Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“It was adorned with a branch of ivy laden with its ripe fruit.”
Chateaubriand, Travel
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Medium |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Common ivy |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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