Hedera helix ‘Waabs’- Ornamental ivy
A variety close to the type producing relatively few leaves and giving more transparency to its support.
Dark green leaves with 3 to 5 lobes. They turn dark brown in cold weather.
Ivy is best used as a climber.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Waabs’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Waabs’, is a variety close to the type. It produces relatively few leaves, and gives more transparency to its support. This is useful when you want ivy that doesn't hide its support (a pretty stone wall, for example, or an attractive tree trunk).
The leaves are dark green with 3 to 5 lobes. They turn dark brown in cold weather.
This ivy is best used as a climber.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society, near the Baltic Sea. It was given the name ‘Waabs’ in 2000.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Waabs'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Waabs’
- 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: discovered by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society, near the Baltic Sea
Description of Hedera helix ‘Waabs’
- Growth habit: wide, not very thick
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour variation: dark brown in winter
- Colour of veins: light green
- Leaf apex: rather pointed
- Length of petiole: 3 cm
- Stem: unbranched
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Waabs’
- 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: climbing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy grows on the ruins of times past, attaching its stems to the memories of history.”
Chateaubriand
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Epars |
| Type of foliage and colour | Red in winter, Green |
| Possible uses | Climber |
| 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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