Hedera helix 'Chamkorey' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Chamkorey’ – Ornemental Ivy

Small, light green, heart-shaped leaves.

Composed of three shallow lobes, sometimes non-existent, with the edges curved downwards.

Use this variety as ground cover or to liven up your pots.

£8.90

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Chamkorey’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Chamkorey’, forms small, light green, heart-shaped leaves.

They are usually composed of three shallow lobes, sometimes non-existent, with the edges curved downwards.

Use this variety as ground cover or to liven up your pots.

History

This cultivar was found in the Rogow Arboretum in Poland in 2007.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Chamkorey'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Chamkorey’
Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: found in the Rogow Arboretum in Poland, in 2007

Description of Hedera helix ‘Chamkorey’

Growth habit: spreading
Number of lobes: usually 3 shallow lobes
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: light green
Color of veins: pink and cream
Stem and petiole color: pink
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, part shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: ground cover, pots, planters, 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

The question of circumstance

What is a leaf lobe?

Botanically speaking, a leaf lobe is a division, more or less deep, which may be rounded or pointed, of a whole leaf. Put another way, they are large indentations in the leaf’s perimeter. They are clearly distinguishable from “teeth”, which are small, regular indentations all around the leaf. The number of lobes varies from variety to variety. For ivy, you’ll usually find 3, 5 or 7 lobes. Sometimes, there are no lobes at all. This is particularly true of mature ivy leaves.

It’s also important to distinguish between lobes and leaflets: a lobe applies to a whole leaf (a single petiole), while leaflets are divisions of a compound leaf, with a petiole subdividing into petiolules each bearing a leaflet. Ivy has no compound leaf. All leaves are whole, more or less lobed.

Ivy in literature

“Ivy grows impassively on the ruins of our illusions.”

T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, 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	Heart shaped
Award	No known award