Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’- Ornamental ivy
Particularly interesting for its undulating foliage. Best used as ground cover, it is also interesting in large pots and as a climber.
Slow-growing ivy with few branches and stiff, more or less thick stems.
Leaves with 3 to 5 pointed, recurved lobes. Base cordate. Blade green to grey-green with white margins, turning pink in winter.
It will brighten up a corner of the garden.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’, is particularly interesting for its wavy, hemmed foliage (it lies between ‘Curvaceus’ and ‘Clotted Cream’). It is best used as a ground cover plant like its parent. It is also interesting in large pots and as a climber.
This is a slow-growing ivy with few branches and stiff, more or less thick stems.
The leaves have 3 to 5 pointed, curved lobes. The base is cordate. The leaf blade is green to grey-green with white margins, turning pink in winter.
It will brighten up a corner of the garden.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Glacier’, discovered by Keith E. Williams, USA, around 1950.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Williamsiana'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Williamsiana’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Glacier’, discovered by Keith E. Williams, USA, around 1950
Description of Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’
- Port : stiff
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: green to grey-green with white margins
- Colour variation: the margins turn pink in winter when the weather is dry and cold
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’
- Exposure: sun, 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, pot, window box, hanging baskets
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Love attaches and binds itself to everything it finds as ivy does.”
Jacques Amyot
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Slightly branched, Stiff |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Curly or wavy, Variegated white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Difficult |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Wavy, curly or crisp, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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