Hedera hibernica ‘Plougestan’ - Irish Ivy
Irish ivy with broad, dark green leaves at the end of long stalks.
Blade made up of 3 faint lobes. The base of the leaf is truncated and the apex pointed or rounded.
Particularly suitable as ground cover for all types of exposure.
9.90 €
Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Plougestan’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Plougestan‘This variety has large dark green leaves with long purple petioles.
The leaf blade has 3 slightly convex lobes. The base of the leaf is truncated. The top of the leaf is pointed or rounded.
This ivy is particularly suitable as ground cover for all types of exposure.
History
Hedera hibernica ‘Plougestan’ was harvested by Olivier Arcelus in Plougestan, Côtes-d'Armor, France.
Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'Plougestan'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar: ‘Plougestan’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, Atlantic coast, from Portugal to Scotland
- Origin of cultivar: harvested by Olivier Arcelus in Côtes-d'Armor, France.
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Plougestan’
- Growth habit: sparse, stiff
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 7 to 12 cm
- Sheet width: 7 to 10 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Hair: stellate, small
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Plougestan’
- Exposure: sun, part shade, shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: all
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
«The ivy climbed, silent and patient, like an obstinate thought along the wall.”
Georges Rodenbach, The Reign of Silence
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Scattered, Little branched, Stiff |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| 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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