Hedera helix 'Celebrity' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Celebrity’ – Ornemental Ivy

Classically shaped leaves, but gracefully variegated.

Composed of 3 lobes, rounded, with a slightly more acute terminal lobe. Grey-green leaf blade in the center and creamy white on the edges. Narrower variegation on the oldest leaves.

Ivy that is well suited as ground cover for small areas of the garden. Forms a thin cover. Very beautiful in a pot or planter.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Celebrity’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Celebrity’ , has classically shaped, yet gracefully variegated leaves.

They are composed of 3 lobes, rounded, with a slightly more acute terminal lobe. The blade is gray-green in the center and creamy white on the edges. The variegation on the margins is of very variable width, narrower on the oldest leaves.

This ivy is well suited as ground cover for small areas of the garden. It forms a thin cover. It is also very beautiful in a pot or planter.

History

This cultivar was discovered in Denmark and introduced by Gartneriet Maegaard in 1982. It is a mutation of ‘White Wonder’ and was originally called ‘Mini White Wonder’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Celebrity'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Celibrity’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘White Wonder’ introduced by Gartneriet Maegaard in 1982 in Denmark.

Description of Hedera helix 'Celebrity'

Shape: stocky, compact
Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 cm
Leaf width: 3 cm
Leaf colour: grey-green in the centre, creamy white on the margins
Vein colour: cream
Stem and petiole colour: greenish-purple
Ramifications: well-branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, partial shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, houseplant, pots, planters, rockery
Development: medium
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases : very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The abandoned walls, covered with ivy, seemed to still breathe the whispers of the past. ”

Nathaniel Hawthorne , The House of the Seven Gables

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	White variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Rockery
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award