Hedera helix ‘Zebra’ - Ornamental ivy
Leaves fan-shaped or cup-shaped, more or less striped, with 3 to 5 lobes. Blade green to grey-green, spotted and striped with creamy yellow.
Good self-ramification. Young violet-pink shoots with internodes of 1.5 to 2 cm.
A strikingly beautiful plant, particularly interesting in pots.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Zebra’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Zebra’, The leaves are fan-shaped or cup-shaped, more or less striped, with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaf blade is green to grey-green, spotted and striped with creamy yellow.
It is a good self-rocker. The young shoots are violet-pink, with internodes of 1.5 to 2 cm.
‘Zebra’ is a strikingly beautiful plant, particularly interesting in a pot. Choose a sunny spot. Too much shade and it will tend to lose its foliage and be less colourful.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Harald’, introduced in 1978 by Gebr Stauss Nurseries in Mogglingen, Germany.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Zebra'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Zebra’
- Pierot classification: fan-leaved ivy, 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 Hedera helix ‘Harald’, introduced by Gebr Stauss Nurseries, Mogglingen, Germany, in 1978.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Zebra’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf colour: green to grey-green, variegated and striped with yellow and cream
- Colour of veins: yellow and cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Zebra’
- 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, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The old ivy supports the wall, which had supported it for so long.”
André Gide, Memories
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Compact, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Fan-shaped, Sired by 'Pittsburgh', variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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