Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Anne So’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Anne So’, is a climbing plant that is highly appreciated for its beauty and elegant appearance.
Its foliage turns distinctly red in winter, highlighting its light green veins. The leaves are trilobed, with a heart-shaped base.
It is a vigorous ivy that magnificently decorates the supports on which it clings.
History
Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Anne So’, is an ivy selected by O. Arcelus in Morvan.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Anne So'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Anne So’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe
- Cultivar origin: selected by O. Arcelus in Morvan (France)
Description of Hedera helix ‘Anne So’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 3
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf color: green
- Color variations: reddish foliage in winter
- Color of veins: light green
- Stem and petiole color: between green and purple
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘Anne So’.
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus
- Use: climber, ground cover
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
More red foliage in winter
Ivy foliage is evergreen. But it is not always the same color. Some ivies take on specific colors in spring with the young leaves. Others take on color in autumn, or in summer under the effect of the sun. Still others take on beautiful red hues in winter, in dry and cold weather.
We have in the collection about sixty ivies whose foliage turns red in winter.
You can find them all by selecting “Red foliage in winter”.

Ivy in literature
“The leaves of the ivy whisper stories that time does not erase.”
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