Hedera helix 'Bonzy' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Bonzy’ – Ornemental Ivy

Clone of ‘Touch of Class’. Twisted branches and crisp leaves.

As it ages, the branches shed their leaves, giving it a bonsai-like appearance.

An interesting curiosity for a pot or rock garden.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Bonzy’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Bonzy’, is a fasciated clone of ‘Touch of Class’. Its branches are twisted and the leaves crisp.

As it ages, the branches shed their leaves, giving it a bonsai-like appearance.

It is an interesting curiosity for a pot or rock garden.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Olivier Arcelus in his nursery in Morvan, France.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Bonzy'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Bonzy’
Pierot classification: ivy with wavy or crinkled leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Cultivar origin: mutation of ‘Touch of Class’

Description of Hedera helix ‘Bonzy’

Growth habit: semi-erect, compact
Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
Leaf length: 3 cm
Sheet width: 3 cm
Leaf color: emerald green
Color of veins: light green
Stem and petiole color: brown
Stem: branched
Internodes: short
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Bonzy’

Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: pots, bonsai, rockery
Development: moderate
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

Ivy in bonsai - Training ?

Some ivy trees lend themselves perfectly to bonsai training. For training techniques, let’s draw on the experience of Daniel Puiloube, author of Les Bonsaï et Jardins Miniatures :

Keep a stem until it is 10-12 cm long and has taken on a woody appearance. Then tie it up to keep it upright, and start pinching off the side shoots as you would any bonsai tree. Keep three side shoots, pinch them at 3 eyes when they have already reached 7-10 cm in length, and pinch back any shoots that appear at 2 or 3 eyes. To give them a true tree-like appearance, they need to be artificially over-wintered for 1 to 2 months (stored at +5 to 10°C if possible), otherwise they’ll look a bit limp. Clean up excess twigs two or three times a year.

Ivy in literature

“The ruins were wrapped in tenacious ivy, like a last breath of life.”

Leopoldo Alas Clarín, The Regent

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	3 to 5 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Quite branched, Semi-erect
Appearance of foliage	Curly, Green
Possible uses	Bonsai, Pots or planters, Rockery
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy ivy, Oddity
Award	No known award