Hedera helix 'Caecilia' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’ – Ornemental Ivy

Variety with large, wrinkled leaves and irregular variegation.

Strongly wavy leaves, composed of 3 to 5 more or less twisted or criss-crossed lobes. Leaf blade colored green and gray-green in the center and more or less widely edged with creamy white. Turns pink in winter.

Fast growing, elegant and bright ivy. Variety looks great indoors, in pots. Can also be used as ground cover, or climbing outdoors along a wall.

This variety has been awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Award of Garden Merit.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Caecilia’, is a variety with large, wrinkled leaves and irregular variegation.

Its strongly wavy leaves are composed of 3 to 5 more or less twisted or criss-crossed lobes. The blade is colored green and gray-green in the center and more or less widely edged with creamy white. It turns pink in winter.

It is a fast growing, elegant and bright ivy. This variety is most beautiful inside the house, in a pot. But it can also be used as ground cover, or climbing outside along a wall.

This variety of ivy was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit in 2002.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Harald’, discovered in the nursery of Franz Rogman, Germany, in 1976.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Caecilia'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Caecilia’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Harald’, discovered in the nursery of Franz Rogman, in Germany, in 1976.

Description of Hedera helix 'Caecilia'

Shape: spreading, stocky
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf color: various shades of green in the center, edged with creamy white
Vein color: gray-green
Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
Ramifications: more or less branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

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, climbing, pots, planters, houseplant
Development: fast
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy-covered stones seemed to whisper forgotten memories to the passing wind. ”

George Sand , Consuelo

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Curly, White variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Less hardy
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	RHS Award of Garden Merit