Hedera hibernica ‘Professor Seneta’ - Irish Ivy
Ivy with leaves with 5 rather shallow, flared lobes.
It is also characterised by its many shades of green: dark green mottled with cream, pale chartreuse green or ivory.
Can be used as ground cover or as a climber.
5.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Professor Seneta’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Professor Seneta‘is an ivy with leaves with 5 shallow, flared lobes.
In addition to its shallow lobes, it is characterised by its many shades of green: dark green mottled with cream, pale chartreuse green or ivory.
You can use it as ground cover or as a climber.
History
This cultivar was found in 1996 in a forest in Poland.
N.B. : Professor Seneta is a Polish dendrologist.
Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'Professor Seneta'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar : ‘Professor Seneta’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, type ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Scotland, mainly on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: found in a forest in Poland
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Professor Seneta’
- Growth habit: spreading, lianascent
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: variegated green, , various shades of green and cream
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches, like Hedera helix, but smaller and flattened on the leaf
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Professor Seneta’
- 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
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The question of circumstance
What is Irish ivy?
The ivy of Ireland, Hedera hibernica, Hedera helixes are ivy with much larger leaves than English ivy (Hedera helix). They are vigorous ivy with long vines, found mainly along the Atlantic coast.
They are more tolerant of acid soils than traditional ivy.
Their leaves have a fairly strong, almost resinous odour.
You'll find more than twenty Irish ivy in our collection.
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, the green soul of ruins, whispers forgotten stories to anyone who will listen.”
Victor Hugo, Les Orientales
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Lianescent |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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