Hedera helix 'Ambrosia' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Ambrosia’ – Ornemental Ivy

Compact, semi-erect ivy.

Has beautiful medium-sized leaves, very curly and tight, overlapping on themselves. Leaf blade composed of 3 lobes, spotted with green and gray-green, and edged with creamy white.

Ivy, with a bushy habit and slow growth, which will prove excellent for ground cover or for filling a pot in the sun or partial shade.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Ambrosia’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ambrosia’ is a compact, semi-erect ivy.

It has beautiful medium-sized leaves, very curly and tight, overlapping on themselves. The blade, composed of 3 lobes, is spotted with green and gray-green, and edged with creamy white. The purple color of the petioles sometimes extends to the base of the leaves.

This ivy, with its bushy habit and slow growth, will prove excellent for ground cover or for filling a pot in the sun or partial shade.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck, at the monastery of Neuburg, Germany in 1980. It results from a mutation of ‘Gertrud Stauss’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Ambrosia'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Ambrosia’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Gertrud Stauss’, selected in 1980 by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the monastery of Neuburg, Germany.

Description of Hedera helix 'Ambrosia'

Shape: spreading, scattered, semi-erect, bushy
Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 2 to 3 cm
Leaf width: 1.5 to 2 cm
Leaf color: green and gray-green edged with creamy white
Vein color: cream
Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
Ramifications: little branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: sun, partial shade
Hardiness: -7°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, pots, planters, hanging baskets
Development: average
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (spiders red, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy-covered walls of the church blended into the landscape like a sacred relic. ”

John Ruskin , The Stones of Venice

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	6 to 10 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Bushy, Little branched, Scattered, Semi-erect, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, White variegated
Possible uses	Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Less hardy
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Oddity, Variegated
Award	No known award