Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’ – Ornemental Ivy
Particularly charming ivy, with small yellowish-green leaves, punctuated with dark green.
In spring, very colorful young shoots bring a beautiful light to the space in which it grows.
Ivy for sunny or semi-shady exposures.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’, is an ivy with small leaves composed of 3 to 5 shallow lobes.
It is particularly charming with its yellowish-green leaves, punctuated with dark green, especially on the youngest shoots. On the older leaves, dark green dominates, marbled with yellowish-green. In spring, the young shoots are very colorful and bring beautiful light to the space in which it grows. Its long, unbranched and semi-erect stems form thin mattresses.
Ivy for sunny or semi-shady exposures.
History
This cultivar is an ivy found on a bridge, near the Neckar River, by Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Neuburg Monastery, Germany.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Alte Brücke'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Alte Brücke’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ivy found on a bridge near the Neckar River by Brother Ingobert Heieck.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’
- Growth habit: semi-erect, spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf color: dark green mottled with yellowish green
- Color of veins: light green
- Leaf base: slightly cordate or truncated
- Stem and petiole color: purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Alte Brücke’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Rusticité : -7°C
- Cultivation: easy
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pot, window box, rockery
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
All your questions about ivy
Do all ivies climb?
Many ivy plants start by crawling, then climb once they’ve found support, such as a tree or wall.
But depending on the species, this propensity to climb is more or less developed. In fact, some varieties are more creeping than climbing, while others, conversely, are more climbing than creeping. Use our personalized selection tool to find out.
The most typical case is Hedera algeriensis ‘Bellecour’ ivy, which doesn’t climb at all and can cover large areas. Another special case is Hedera azorica ‘Pico’ ivy, which climbs but doesn’t cling.
The world of ivy is full of surprises!
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, faithful friend of ruins, surrounds the walls of a forgotten castle.”
Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 11 to 20 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Quite branched, Semi-erect, Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | White variegated |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Rockery |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardy |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy ivy |
| Award | No known award |
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