Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’ – Algerian ivy
Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’ – Algerian ivy
Found near a village in Seine et Marne.
Takes on beautiful hues in winter, blood-red leaves. Vigorous, making annual shoots of more than a meter. To be placed in a sheltered situation, it did not survive outside in the Morvan at a temperature of -12 ° C, but sheltered in an unheated greenhouse no problem.
Ivy more comfortable crawling than climbing.
Description
Algerian ivy – Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’
In a nutshell
Algerian ivy, Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’, was found near a village in Seine et Marne.
It takes on beautiful hues in winter, the leaves are blood red. Vigorous, it makes annual shoots of more than a meter. To be placed in a sheltered situation, it did not survive outside in the Morvan at a temperature of -12°C, but sheltered in an unheated greenhouse no problem.
This ivy is more comfortable crawling than climbing.
History
This cultivar was found near a village in Seine et Marne. Maybe it originally came from a Hedera algeriensis ‘Montgomery’?
Technical leaflet - Hedera algeriensis 'Chloé'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: algeriensis
- Cultivar: ‘Chloé’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: North Africa, notably northern Algeria and northern Tunisia
- Origin of cultivar: found in Seine et Marne, near a village
Description of Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’
- Port: extended
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 19 cm
- Sheet width: 20 cm
- Leaf base: cordate
- Leaf apex: acute
- Leaf color: light to dark green
- Color variations: blood-red in winter
- Color of veins: purple-tinted
- Stem color: green, sometimes spotted with purple
- Petiole color: brown
- Petiole length: 5 to 17 cm
- Hair: scaly, 10 to 18 bristles
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera algeriensis ‘Chloé’.
- Exposure: sun, shade, part shade
- Rusticité : -9°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover
- Development: vigorous
- Growth rate: shoots of 1 metre / year
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
The question of circumstance ...
Are all ivies invasive?
Some ivy grows generously. Is this a defect or a quality? It’s undoubtedly a quality for those who have the space and want, for example, to cover a floor or wall fairly quickly. In a small space, this ivy will be a little cramped.
For the others, there are many varieties of ivy, some of which are not at all invasive. To make your choice in this category, take a look at slow-growing ivy orcompact ivy.
Above all, ivy stands up well to pruning. You can even prune it severely. It will re-grow its foliage with no problem. You can also restrict it to a specific area, or give it a particular shape, rather like a topiary.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy entwines, like a forgotten oath, and holds back what flees.”
Paul Claudel, Midday Sharing
Additional information
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
|---|---|
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 0 cantainer |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Extended |
| Appearance of foliage | Green, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardy |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Fast |
| Development vigor | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy ivy |
| Award | No known award |
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