Hedera hibernica ‘Zorgvlied’ - Irish Ivy
Slow-growing adult ivy forming a small bush.
Glossy, oval or lanceolate leaves with beautiful winter colours. Flowers at in numerous small umbels, often well before the other varieties.
Position it in the sun or half-shade if necessary.
Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Zorgvlied’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Zorgvlied’, is a slow-growing adult ivy that forms a small bush.
The leaves are shiny, oval or lanceolate with beautiful winter colours. It flowers in numerous small umbels, often well before the other varieties.
Position it in the sun or half-shade if necessary.
History
This cultivar was introduced by CP Broerse, Amstelveen, Netherlands, before 1978.
Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'Zorgvlied'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar: ‘Zorgvlied’
- Pierot classification: adult
- Foliage stage: adult
- Origin: Europe, Atlantic coast
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Zorgvlied’
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: 0
- Leaf length: 9 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf shape: oval or lanceolate
- Colour of leaf: bright green
- Colour variations: very beautiful colours in winter
- Flowering colour: cream
- Flowering period: September, October
- Fructification: black berries
- Fruiting period: November to March
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera hibernica ‘Zorgvlied’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous, acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus
- Use : pot, window box, rockery, houseplant
- Development: modest
- Growth rate: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, the eternal companion of ruins, reminds us that even stones, under the weight of time, are not forgotten.”
Chateaubriand, Genius of Christianity
Additional information
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
|---|---|
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Bushy, Compact, Upright |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Bonsai, Isolated, Pots or planters, Rockery |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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