Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’ - Ornamental ivy
Leaves with 3 slightly pronounced lobes and rounded tips.
Dark green foliage with a yellow-green blotch in the centre. Turns red in autumn.
More of a climber, with medium growth, it forms thin carpets.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’, It has leaves with 3 slightly pronounced lobes and a rounded tip.
The dark green foliage reveals a yellow-green macule in the centre.
More of a climber, with medium growth, it forms thin carpets.
History
This cultivar, of unknown origin, introduced from the United States, was described by Fearnley-Whittingastall in 1992.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Waccamaw'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Waccamaw’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown, introduced from the United States,
Description of Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’
- Port : thin
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general, not very pronounced
- Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green with a yellow-green macule in the centre (sometimes barely visible).
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: brownish green to wine red
- Stem: lightly branched
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Length of petiole: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’
- 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
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“These old castles with machicolations, underground passageways and ivy-green towers ...”
Chateaubriand
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Epars |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart-shaped, From 'Pittsburgh', variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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