Hedera helix 'Frizzle' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’ – Ornemental Ivy

Fast growing ivy with interesting curly leaves.

Leaves either unlobed or roughly trilobed. Edges crumpled or crimped. Leaf base heart-shaped. Dark green blade, turning red in winter in cold, dry weather.

Ideal ivy for pots or hanging baskets, in both shade and sun.

From £8.90

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9cm pot 1L pot 4L pot

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Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Frizzle’, is a fast-growing ivy with interesting curly leaves.

They are either unlobed or roughly trilobed. The edges are crumpled or criss-crossed. The base of the leaf is heart-shaped. The blade is dark green. It turns red in winter in cold, dry weather.

This is an ideal ivy for pots or hanging baskets, both in the shade and in the sun.

History

Ce cultivar fut découvert par Ron Whitehouse de la pépinière Whitehouse Ivies, Royaume-Uni, en 1993

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Frizzle'

Botanical information

Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Frizzle’
Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: mutation of ‘Direcktor Badke’ selected by Ron Whitehouse in 1993

Description of Hedera helix 'Frizzle'

Shape: compact, stocky
Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 cm
Leaf width: 3.5 cm
Leaf colour: dark green
Leaf colour variant: turns red in winter in dry and cold weather
Vein colour: light green
Stem and petiole colour: greenish purple
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Frizzle'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -12°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, climbing, pots, planters, hanging baskets
Development: fast
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy snaked up the cloister walls, merging serenity with desolation.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Seven Times the House

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Curly, Green
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Fairly good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Oddity
Award	No known award