Hedera helix 'Baccifer' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Baccifer’ – Ornemental Ivy

Atypical foliage with its 5 characteristic angular lobes.

Young shoots take on beautiful golden hues in spring, becoming green in summer. Petiole and central veins red when mature. Well-branched stems.

Interesting ivy as ground cover because its foliage is very dense and of a good thickness. Also superb in a pot.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Baccifer’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Baccifer’ , has unusual foliage with its characteristic 5 angular lobes.

Young shoots take on beautiful golden hues in spring, becoming green in summer. The petiole and central veins are red when ripe. The stems are well branched.

It is an interesting ivy as ground cover because its foliage is very dense and of a good thickness. It is also superb in a pot.

History

This cultivar was bred from 1980 by the Fibrex nursery, United Kingdom, on the basis of a plant received from a private garden.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Baccifer'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Baccifer’
Pierot classification: ivy type
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: distributed from 1980 by the Fibrex nursery, United Kingdom, on the basis of a plant received from a private garden.

Description of Hedera helix 'Baccifer'

Shape: tuft
Number of lobes: 5 angular lobes
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf colour: green
Leaf colour variant: young golden leaves in spring
Vein colour: light green
Stem and petiole colour: red
Ramifications: well branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
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
Development: medium
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy crept with determined slowness, conquering every crack in the cold stone. ”

Charles Dickens , The Haunted House

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Tuft
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, 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