Heart-shaped ivy

Ivy with cordate foliage, not lobed, criss-crossed with diffuse veins.

Stubby stems sparse clump

A pretty creeping cultivar for a small space in the garden.

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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’, is a variety with cordate foliage, not lobed, criss-crossed with diffuse veins.

The stems are stubby and the clump is not very dense.

This is a pretty creeping cultivar for a small space in the garden.

History

This cultivar was passed on to us by Elfriede, an Austrian ivy enthusiast.

Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Typ Neuss'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Typ Neuss’
  • Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of cultivar: passed on by Elfriede, an Austrian ivy enthusiast

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’

  • Port: stocky, sparse
  • Number of lobes: unlobed
  • Leaf length: 3 cm
  • Sheet width: 3 cm
  • Colour of leaf: fairly dark green
  • Colour of veins: diffuse green
  • Base of leaf: cordate
  • Leaf apex: rounded to acute
  • Colour of stem and petiole: greenish brown
  • Length of petiole: 5 cm
  • Branches: few branches
  • Mattress thickness: not very thick
  • Internodes: 4 to 5 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Typ Neuss’

  • 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, pot, houseplant
  • Development: moderate
  • Growth rate: medium
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: rare (e.g. otiorhynchs)
  • Diseases: rare (e.g. leaf spots)
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Ivy in literature

He thought of those old ivy-covered walls, whose decrepitude was even becoming decorative.”

Joris-Karl Huysmans, Backwards

Additional information

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

3 to 5 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

0 container

Large stock items

0 big topic

General appearance

Thick, Stocky

Type of foliage and colour

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters

Exhibition

Part shade, Shade

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Easy

Speed

Slow

Vigorous development

Modest

Classification according to the Pierot system

Heart-shaped

Reward obtained

No known reward

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